Former equality chief Trevor Phillips presented a programme on social attitudes among British Muslims on Channel 4 on Thursday. It was called 'What British Muslims Really Think' and aired Muslim attitudes to Sharia, women and homosexuality. Some uncomfortable statistics were revealed which might send shivers down spines. The pain was made worse by the fact that Trevor Phillips had been head of the Commission for Racial Equality and promoted many of the views he now dismisses, particularly about the speed with which Muslims would integrate and adopt British customs and attitudes. Nearly a quarter (23%) supported the introduction of sharia law in some areas of Britain. 31% said Muslim men could have more than one wife, with many Muslim women agreeing, and 39% saying that ‘wives should always obey their husbands’. Also if an area has at least 20% Muslim population it is likely to be more deprived than most, making extremism more attractive.