Who said we can wear what we like? Who said we can say what we like? For the good of society, as a whole, there has to be certain constraints on our actions. The wearing of veils is not good for British society. It makes many people - the majority, probably, feel uncomfortable. It feels alien - in a unhealthy way - to how people should conduct themselves in day-to-day British life. That doesn't mean Britain can't embrace many "alien" aspects of emigrants culture i.e. music, food - and lots of styles of dress ( I have been known to wear a kaftan!). But, on a number of levels, the wearing of veils is not a good thing. I'm against anything overtly religious being paraded on our streets - keep it in the chuches, mosques and synagogues; I'm against anything that smacks of the subjugation of women. The veil will always be a cause of tension on the street of Britain! We need less cultural/religious friction - not more.