Some sense from a UK Minister...

Wish our government would talk the same way....

Ruth Kelly will break with decades of Labour orthodoxy today by suggesting that multiculturalism may have resulted in a more fractured society.

The Communities Secretary is the first member of the Cabinet to warn publicly of the dangers of promoting cultural and religious difference in Britain at the expense of national "cohesion".

In a speech, she will acknowledge that the terrorist threat posed by British-born Muslim extremists has heightened tensions in some communities, particularly following the uncovering of an alleged plot to bomb trans-atlantic airliners.

In another break with previous policy she will address the issue of mass immigration, arguing that to discuss the subject is not being racist.