I believe that in their hearts, the Brits are looking for a James Bond type hero to help them fight against the Islamic threat to British culture they now face. Anyone living in a city with even a small number of Muslim immigrants lives in fear of them.

TimesOnLine,
19 Nov 2007,
Artists too frightened to tackle radical Islam

Britain’s contemporary artists are fêted around the world for their willingness to shock but fear is preventing them from tackling Islamic fundamentalism. Grayson Perry, the cross-dressing potter, Turner Prize winner and former Times columnist, said that he had consciously avoided commenting on radical Islam in his otherwise highly provocative body of work because of the threat of reprisals.

But, you may protest, aren't Muslims as well threatened by British infidels, how about that Muslim Member of Parliament who resigned because of death threats:

FrontPageMag,
16 Aug 2007,
The Rise and Fall of a British Muslim MP

The election in May of 1997 of Mohammad Sarwar, a Pakistan-born Muslim, to British Parliament was hailed as a momentous event in British history. Taken as a sign of cross-cultural tolerance, Sarwar’s success was seen by many as an important milestone on the country’s road to becoming a truly multicultural society.

Eager to assert his Muslim identity from early on, Sarwar took the oath of office on the Koran, bucking a centuries’ old tradition of pledging allegiance to the Queen. Ever mindful of the sanctity of that Holy Writ, Sarwar insisted that the book be placed inside a protective envelope so as not to be accidentally "touched by one not of the faith."

Ten years on, Mohammad Sarwar has announced his intention to resign his seat. His decision comes after a two-year long campaign of death threats and abuse that made him fear not only for his own life but also for those of his children and grandchildren.

On first reading you might suspect his intimidation was caused by local racists or extreme British nationalists but you would be wrong. His troubles come from fellow Muslims. As to why they want him killed click the link to the FrontPageMag article; it is so brutal, so barbaric and so vile that I cannot make my fingers type the details, but I warn you, if you have any humanity in your soul, it will turn you into an Islamophobe like me.

(1): I am taking a guess here, but I assume the name of her blog, Roncesvalles, refers to Roncesvalles and the Legend of Roland.

Eight phases of The Song
of Roland in one picture