Amid Europe’s insecurity, who fears the lady in the burkini?

The fear of terrorists lurking in the community is leading politicians to back futile and perhaps illegal bans, such as that on the swimming costume, the ‘burkini’, writes John Lloyd

IN Europe, however beset by the continued weakness of the euro, Britain’s vote to defect from the European Union and the rise of the far right, a vacation is a right for oneself, a duty to one’s family.

In Italy, especially, the beach doesn’t just beckon — it commands attendance.