"And not only a police state but racist. The papers today have a labour minister telling us that anyone of an islamic appearance will just have to accept that they will be stopped and searched in disproportionate numbers."

Is that really racist? The major threats of international terrorism at the moment seem to be coming from Islamic groups. Are you suggesting that other groups should be stopped and searched just to even things up? The MP, whoever he was, was surely being realistic.

Frank L.