Last weekend, our Prime Minister was in trouble for daring to refer to the United Kingdom as a “Christian country”. A number of public figures were so upset that they signed a petition denouncing such an outrageous statement, no doubt concerned about offending the non-Christians living in the UK.

What is wrong with us, if we are not a “Christian country” then what are we? I appreciate that there are many non-believers in this country and plenty of citizens who have different religious beliefs. Good, it shows that we are a fair and tolerant society embracing many varied beliefs and cultures.

The fact remains however that this country was built on Christianity, the Queen is the head of the Church of England and both Parliament and the Judiciary were founded on Christian beliefs. I’m not in the least bit religious but I recognise how important Christianity has been to our development and culture.

Yes, it’s true that Christianity is in decline in the sense that fewer and fewer people attend church regularly but that doesn’t mean that we lack Christian principles. We struggle enough with our sense of identity and the fact that our society is still largely run on Christian values and morals is surely to our benefit.

How can anybody be offended by what David Cameron said? I’m afraid that the reaction to his comment is just another example of the trendy political correctness that is choking the life out of this country and it should be dismissed as such.