[forkinsocket]

The plans have already provoked a mixed response among Muslims. The Muslim Council of Britain accused the government of trying to turn women into government spies.

[PubliusMM]

“to give them the skills and confidence to confront fanatics.”

The proper skills are sight picture and breath control. The confidence comes from hours spent on the range.

You can’t talk these fanatics out of their extremism. They do not have an arguable position, and they find the ROP’s vision of the afterlife preferrable to the present one.

[bajabaja]

Wait. The “FTSE” is the equivalent of the NYSE or the Dow Jones Index for Britain. What do FTSE trainers know about (1) Islam, (2) Islamic Women, (3) terrorism, (4) terrorist recruitment and (5) “assertiveness”? Sure, they can trade stocks. What are these folks thinking?

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Better plan - Convert them to Christianity and give them handguns.

[CPOSharky]

Any bets on how long before this person either goes into hiding or is orherwise removed from the public eye?