Having read David Goodhart (Discomfort of strangers, February 24) with considerable care, I feel he has created something of a mountain out of a false dichotomy - his wish to "resolve the tension between liberalism and pluralism".
David Goodhart is neither a reactionary nor a messiah deigned to lead progressives out of the cultural wilderness (Discomfort of strangers, February 24).
The future of multiculturalism: readers' reactions
Readers reply to David Goodhart's essay on the demands being placed on UK society by increasing immigration.
Discomfort of strangers
David Goodhart
David Goodhart's essay challenging liberals to rethink their attitudes to diversity and the welfare state has provoked a bitter debate among progressive thinkers. Here, for the first time in a national newspaper, we publish it in full.