Taking a page from Angela Merkel's playbook, British prime minister David Cameron, while addressing a security conference in Germany, criticized state multiculturalism. Cameron made it plain his concern is with Britain's Muslim communities.
Mr Cameron suggested there would be greater scrutiny of some Muslim groups that get public money but do little to tackle extremism.
Ministers should refuse to share platforms or engage with such groups, which should be denied access to public funds and barred from spreading their message in universities and prisons, he argued.
" Frankly, we need a lot less of the passive tolerance of recent years and much more active, muscular liberalism," the prime minister said.
" Let's properly judge these organisations: Do they believe in universal human rights - including for women and people of other faiths? Do they believe in equality of all before the law? Do they believe in democracy and the right of people to elect their own government? Do they encourage integration or separatism?
" These are the sorts of questions we need to ask. Fail these tests and the presumption should be not to engage with organisations," he added.
Harper will follow suit shortly.
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