[Heatseeker]

There is little in the way of backbone on this issue in our present day British society.

I fear you are correct. At this point, if bin Laden denonated an atomic bomb in central London, the first reaction of the government, the chattering classes and the BBC would be a frenzied chorus of "we deserved it for our colonial sins", "the poor immigrants will be targeted in revenge by the BMP", etc.

[Heatseeker]

Ooops, sorry, not enough coffee this morning - I meant "BNP", not "BMP".