Running afoul of political correctness in the U.K. is increasingly costly.

Muzzled Britain

Peter Whittle

A disturbing example of Orwellian thought-crime recently caused some consternation in Britain. 

A married couple in the northern English town of Rotherham, who had foster-parented three migrant children—one a baby—lost the kids to the local Labour authority because they were members of the small but growing U.K. Independence Party. 

The UKIP advocates for Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union and for a restrictive immigration policy.

There was no indication that the couple, who had a history of successful fostering, was doing anything other than providing a stable and happy home for these children. 

The Rotherham council based its decision solely on the foster parents’ UKIP membership and hence their perceived views. Joyce Thacker, the Rotherham Borough Council’s head of children’s services, unrepentantly defended the decision. “The children were from EU migrant backgrounds and UKIP has very clear statements on ending multiculturalism, which might be sensitive to these children,” she said. 

The strong implication was that the foster parents were racist and held views that the council considered “unacceptable.”

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