At the time I supported HnH but have since come to see that their stance was the beginning of the organisation taking a wrong turn and unnecessarily undermining free speech. Like many in this country I was not fully aware of their views or work and even though I disagree with some of the stances they take these are within the democratic tradition of free speech.
The decision of Hope not Hate to classify UKIP as a far-right party and then attack both secularists and ex-Muslim activists as proponents of "hate" were entirely wrong footed. I have since withdrawn from supporting their work and removed their website from my list of recommended blogs.
In their place are both www.jihadwatch.org (Robert Spencer) and the gellerreport.com which you will find on the sidebar of this blog along with a range of other sites from across the political spectrum which I find useful.
"The prominent American author Robert Spencer was barred from entering the UK in 2013. Despite having committed no crime, Mr Spencer was prevented from speaking in Britain following his criticisms of Islam, a subject on which he has written widely. He should not be denied UK entry because of this
Spencer was barred from entering Britain by then Home Secretary Theresa May. Mrs May deemed his presence in the UK as “not conducive to the public good”. Spencer had committed no crime, had not incited violence, but expressed his views about the Koran and Mohammed. We demand that this ban is lifted and that Robert Spencer be allowed entry to the UK."
Read more: www.jihadwatch.org/2018/10/petition-
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