a seat with a long embedded BNP vote, and the less Islamic seat in Oldham... LOL! What a dumbster bigot... "AARGH! She's wearing a headscarf! HELP! HELP! MOMMY!" That kind of "fear"?
It is perfectly reasonable to fear signs of religiousity, Lewis. The headscarf itself is not a literal threat, but it is a sure sign that there are people present who
actually believe in their hatemongering religion, and are a terrible danger to everyone else.
In precisely the same fashion, when one drives into a rural town in the South or midwest, and sees 'Jesus' signs planted everywhere - in every yard - one knows the town is full of hate-filled people who are sending the message 'we don't want you here'.