The French President has said that the burqua should be banned.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/5603859/Nicolas-Sarkozy-says-the-burqa-is-not-welcome-in-France.html
I have mixed views on this.
On one hand I am revolted by seeing woment dressed this way on the streets of the UK. Such dress is alien to this country and Sarky is right, it is an emblem of oppression not of religion, a statement of religious extremism and culture, not a requirement of Islam.
On the other hand I do not like the idea of any politician telling anyone how they should dress.
On balance I tend to more sympathise with what Sarky is saying simpy because of what the burqua represents. I can, I suppose, because I would not approve of marches by neo-nazis wearing swastikas and I see this matter of the burqua as no different to that.