London Mayor Calls For State to Take Children Based on Parents’ Political Beliefs
Parents with radical political beliefs should have their children taken by the state, according to London Mayor Boris Johnson, a chilling prospect given that parents who support major political parties like UKIP are already being targeted by social services. Writing in his weekly column, Johnson said that, “The law should obviously treat radicalisation as a form of child abuse.” While the idea is being promoted under the ostensibly reasonable justification that it will stop children being turned into “potential killers or suicide bombers,” Johnson said it could also be applied under more vague circumstances, such as if the child is taught to be “full of hate.”