For years it has been taboo to question our society's record of integrating people of different colours, creeds and backgrounds. We were told that we had one of the finest records, bar the odd blip. That complacency was shattered by the London bombings. We had to face the terrible truth of being the first western country to have suffered terrorist attacks perpetrated by "home-grown" suicide bombers - born and educated in Britain. A good deal of soul-searching is in order about the role of minority groups in our society. Where should we begin?
First, a word about multiculturalism. It means so many things that it is capable of being championed or challenged by people who may largely agree with each other about what they really want. And on that fundamental point, I believe there is widespread agreement.
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