The following piece is taken verbatim from a member of the public who is in contact with our correspondent in the South West. We have withheld his name for legal reasons.

The story is a shocking indication of just how far Britain has slid into a fully fledged police state, one which would make even zealous Gestapo officers blush. Hence this story is tribute to the Democratic Gestapo of modern Britain:

“I am 43 years old. The other day, while I was in Gloucester town centre with my two children when I came across an Islamic propagation stall. I started a conversation with the people manning the stall, who told me that the 7/7 bombings were a plot against Islam and UK were the terrorists!  I was further outraged when they told my children that before they die they would be Muslim and that the UK would be an Islamic state.

I went away and complained to police, who took statements from me. The result? The Muslims complained about me, and that evening I received a visit from the police who issued me an official warning for being a “racist.” In fact, all I said was that Islam is dangerous cult, and did not mention any races at all.

I refused to accept the police’s warning, but the real issue is this: the police dropped my complaint against the Islamic group – and I have found out that one of the Islamic group was an off-duty police officer! The police have obviously taken their word over mine, without trying to investigate it in anyway.

Where has this country’s common sense gone? In Birmingham, a few months ago, a Christian was detained for distributing free Bibles in the city centre . . .  so where is the consistency in police enforcement? I am shocked and stunned.”