It's like shooting ducks in a barrel when it comes to the MCB. More worrisome IMO is when stuff like this gets published in the progressive bible that is The Guardian:
I would also like to point out the historical inconsistency in the values being defended – Holden fails to mention that cousin marriage was once a common practice among the British aristocracy. I feel that grouping the whole Pakistani community as being subject to a “clan mentality” demeans them and highlights Holden’s intolerance.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/02/mps-call-to-ban-cousin-marriage-is-prejudicedIf the British aristocracy did it, what's the big deal? I dunno, maybe repeat cousin marriages (and the xenophobia that implies) within a sizable and growing minority population isn't a good look within a border society that is trying to become more egalitarian?