Lord Ahmed the big noise in Victim Support

When ex chip shop owner and fish frier, Baron Ahmed of Rotherham was ennobled in 1997 he wanted to take his oath of loyalty on the Koran. In over 1,000 years this had never happened. Precedents would be created, laws would ned to be passed.

The soon to be Noble Lord urged the authorities to delve more deeply into the tradition; and in a bold act of legal interpretation — ijtihad, in Muslim parlance — it was decided that since the House of Lords was Britain's top judicial authority, it could set its own rules in respect of swearing-in ceremonies.

So he took his oath on Islam's holy writ, and a precedent was be set for the next millennium or so.

It’s a pity that he was unable to pass his wisdom on to his good friend Jack Straw and use the same “ijtihad” to allow the publication of the Attorney Generals advice – anyway, someone “illegally”…er “leaked” it and Tony had to publicise his lies and deceit.

Let’s hope Lord Ahmed ( a big noise in Victim Support) is giving some good advice…and help to Jack Straw, as he sees his support in Blackburn crumbling.

P.S. Didn't Kofi Anna say the Iraq invasion was illegal ? Now why does nobody mention it ?