Quis proteget ex protectores?

Going to extremes in Britain;

Earlier this year, Home Secretary Theresa May defined extremism as "the vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs".

It throws up the question, is a religious ban on women driving active opposition to the British value of individual liberty? And how do you square that with the other British value of mutual respect and tolerance for different faiths and beliefs?

All this over some small Ukrainian Jewish sect (Haredi) who seem to keep to themselves, with no attempt to extend their idiosyncrasies to the wider society.

Leaders of the ultra-Orthodox Belz sect in north London wrote to parents saying "no child will be allowed to learn in our school" if their mother drives.

Women driving "goes against the laws of modesty within our society", it said.

The Home Office issued a response saying it was "developing a strategy to tackle extremism in all its forms".

Maybe the politicians should look in the mirror.