It had to happen sooner or later, and now it has: following on from the legalisation of same-sex partnerships, a Muslim in Italy has called for the legalisation of polygamy.

The first thing to be said is that the Muslim in question, one Hamza Piccardo, has a point. If the state can legislate for same-sex partnerships, which have had, until now, no existence in law, then there is no reason why the same legislature cannot do the same for polygamy, also until now illegal. After all, if the basis of legality is solely in the will of the legislators, what possible objection could there be?