I was wrong in my article below. Bishop Williamson was allowed entry because he is a British citizen. I overlooked this critical fact. However I will shift the analogy as the Brits allowed Australian citizen and Holocaust denier Frederick Toben into the UK, he was detained while the magistrate decided not to honor the German warrant for his arrest for "anti-Semitism" and "Holocaust Denial".
The point being the Brits don't mind Holocaust denial so much. Jews seem to take it lying down, and won't riot at Picadilly Circus.
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The Healey Mirage
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From your link and in reference to the Toeben extradition request in October 08:
'The case caused some controversy in the United Kingdom, with the Liberal Democrats' home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne expressing concerns that the extradition would amount to an infringement on the 'freedom of speech'.'
Double standards much? Surely not. And it would be oh too cynical of me to suggest that the Government is simply hiding behind a convenient but false policy facade of 'treating every case individually'. 'Making it up badly and cowardly as we go along' would be closer to the mark.
Styrer
Styrer,
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Can you get me a link? That would simply be too great.
Poe's Law is now to be applied to the Brit government. I can't seem to see why the left in the UK think pusillanimity is appealing to their Muslim populations? Weakness is never viewed in any way other than with contempt.
Compare and contrast:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/feb/13/geert-wilders-liberty-central
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/liberaldemocrats/3133966/Chris-Huhne-Dont-extradite-alleged-Holocaust-denier-Frederick-Toben.html
Words from Huhne the Hoon himself. Apparently freedom of speech is a vital principle, with the small proviso that speech shouldn't actually be, er, 'free'. Also, it's a rock-solid principle which has the benefit of being, er, very flexible. Sometimes.
Tosswad.
Styrer
Brilliant new post on its way up!
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