so when the local mp in birmingham, shabana mahmood, talks about a conflict, she says it's been hardigion is conviction in an atmosphere which often doesn't feel tolerant of religious beliefs. do you sympathise? it's a a similar conversation that we've had with trans issues. a discussion about how these debates are going on, leaving everybody slightly dissatisfied but what i know has worked well in other schools of those quiet conversations behind closed doors with parents. the conflict doesn't exist? it's dealt with face—to—face rather than via megaphones or via twitter or via 120 characters. there are conversations to be had. i come from a faith background. i understand how to navigate some of these issues. people are concerned when they don't understand what's being taught and i remember going into a school where parents were deeply concerned that sanitary towel boxes were going to be put in toilets in the primary schools. nothing to do with lgbt. ijust happened to be there. they were saying, we are making girls grow up. girls are having their periods when they are ten. let's talk