David,
Nothing wrong with the Muslim lady’s comments, a very accurate description of Islam.

david f,
Europeans & British have left some horrendous legacies & that's what the likes of you keep focussing on.
Isn't it time after more than a Century of doing very good deeds & spending more resources from their efforts & good will that the descendants of some invaders & well intentioned colonists are also remembered ?
Why do we never hear of non-Caucasian invaders despite the fact that there are a great number ? It does make the perpetual argument a racial one !

Radical and boringly stupid.

My dear friend is not one for rash comments, she speaks the truth. People like ttbn, Issy and others want the colonial past suppressed and unspoken, like the Queen they prefer to see smiling little black faces with pearly white teeth waving flags of adulation. The Queen was very good at giving the royal salute from a speeding Limousine, or opening a flower show at Chelsea, but not so good at criticising her government's actions at suppressing and murdering her subjects.

I thoroughly support FOXY's well balanced statement on p.3 of the Forum. And I must admit DAVID F. does disappointment me especially as he's a very learned man? Ah well, nothing should surprise me too much these days. There is one other contributor herein who I'd dearly like to meet, one on one, and explain to this ill-informed gentleman a few values he takes for granted in our country and the society in which we all live. As I said, nothing should surprise me too much these days.

I think that we may be in for a surprise with the
kind of King Charles III will be. In recent years
he took responsibility to regret the "abhorrent"
slavery and continued to "listen and learn" from
marginalised communities. This approach is very
important as he succeeded his mother as Head of
the Commonwealth.

It's not going to be an easy task that's for sure.
The position of monarch has traditionally been
non-political. The Queen did her job so well.
Charles has been preparing for his role for decades.
We can be certain that he understands that his new
role now is vastly different.

As he's said himself in 2018 - " If you become the
sovereign then you play the role in the way that it
is expected."

"I won't be able to do the same things I've done as heir."

His first speech on becoming King to his people - I found
very moving, especially his inclusion of Harry and Meghan
in his speech. The following link gives more:

http://hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220909150604/king-charles-first-televised-address-nation/