Sunday, 30 August 2009

Attack on Ablution facilities in UK prisons

Esther covers an interesting report from the Daily Telegraph about Wudu facilities in UK Prisons.

Apparently, Matthew Elliot from the more appropriately termed Tax Avoiders Alliance is upset that taxpayers are funding these footbaths, shower and toilet so that Muslims in Canterbury Prison, Kent, have ablution facilities prior to prayer.

The Tax Avoiders Alliance in my opinion are a right wing outfit who largely promote a right wing agenda. Their relationship with the media is not often highlighted. What they do with their selected friends in certain newspapers is get the press to request an FOI on a particular subject then in best Blue Peter traditions have a quote on the result of the FOI already available.

For their information we Muslims also pay tax and you don't speak for us Elliot.

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