Can't say I'd be overly impressed if such plans went ahead. That said, the Daily Mail is not exactly famous for the accuracy of it's reporting and does have a habit of putting an alarmist spin on almost everything it reports.

Note that this bit:

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"But plans are afoot to dig up the ancient graves at Tower Hamlets Cemetery - and reopen it as a 21st century burial site."

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doesn't actually say who's making these plans. And this bit:

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"Officially it would be known as a "multi-faith" cemetery but it is likely that it would principally answer calls for a Muslim graveyard in the largely-Asian East London borough."

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is finely calculated to whip the blue middle classes into a 'muslims are taking over the world' frenzy.

It's hard to say exactly what question was being answered here:

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But the Labour-controlled council's environment spokesman Abdal Ullah appeared to be in no doubt about the feasibility of the plan when he said: "To preserve the respect and dignity for everyone, I think most of the graves would have to be cleared out and we'd start afresh."

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And then this bit:

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"It is a popular and historic nature park and if there were any proposalsto alter the look or the functionality, there would be a full consultation with interested parties," said a spokesman.

However the council admitted it had been looking at "options" for burial sites."

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Just seems to be trying to imply a council run conspiracy to do a bit of graverobbing, when in actual fact, the last sentence would be business as usual for the council - just one part of their forward planning. They could equally have said that they were looking at "options" for new bus routes, but that doesn't mean they're gonna run em though the cemetery.

I'm getting more and morwe exasperated with the British press. Even the BBC seem incapable of reporting something without putting an alarmist spin on it!

And for the record, I want to be BURNED! But I don't really care that much, cos I'll be dead and probably won't know anything about it.

75 years, apparently. According to the Daily Mail article, anyway!

My Dad's plot's guaranteed for 30 years, plenty of time for Mum to slip in alongside when the time comes (if it's within 30 years!)

Only half's there though; the wind and sea took the other half of him at the weekend.

That's one thing I certainly checked out before anyone began dusting the shore