Lib Dem leader’s resignation raises critical questions

When an observer and analyst of Arab politics considers British politics to now be something of a “whirlwind”, you know that things are moving quite fast in the UK.

In the midst of that commotion, every so often something happens that is indicative of wider issues within society. One such event was the resignation of Tim Farron, the leader of the UK’s Liberal Democrat party and what it says about faith, secularism and British society today is quite instructive.

In his resignation speech, Mr Farron made it clear that he felt he was personally unable to serve as leader of a liberal, progressive political party and be consistent with his own religious beliefs at the same time.

The opening of the article. The full text is at The National.