George Galloway banned from speaking by the NUS. Nearly banned Tony Benn too.

[Ashberto]

I know students are not held in the highest regard, but can't they be allowed to make up their own minds about Galloway - whether it is for his political views or his comments about the Assange rape case?

[Pat Vegas]

[Rich]

work I'm supposed to be doing while at the computer.

modd makes this situation worse.

[Ashberto]

I'm was hoping this one might flush Jorge out as it includes the word Galloway.

[Luis Anaconda]

What next http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/wink.gif

[Maravilloso Marvo]

I rarely agreed with what he said, but I was able to make my own mind up about it. But I still warmed to him for some reason.

[Rich]

Have you tried Theakston's Old Peculiar and if so, how is it?

Also, do you know where I might procure a pint of it in London? A bottle would also suffice.

[Ashberto]

Probably why I, in my perception of things, am seeing a continuation of it in mainstream politics today.

[Pat Vegas]

And dresses well. though he could be wearing pajamas on the radio for all we know.

[Pat Vegas]

[Rich]

My trip to Belgium was incredible for the beer hunt. Much like Belgian Beer itself (this is with the exception of a beer called Black Albert).

[Luis Anaconda]

always preferred XB. Any decent beer shop would do it - used to be a great one on Liverpool Road just down from Angel but I am not sure if it is open still. Otherwise I remember seeing it in a pub in Bloomsbury not that long ago - can't remember which one. You might have to do a crawl

[Luis Anaconda]

http://www.pubs.com/main_site/pub_details.php?pub_id=149 but it might have changed

[Rich]

compare it to? I envisage it to be a bit of a Hobgoblin.

Had Blandford Fly (now called Blandford Flyer) the other day and it's an awful beer. Flavoured with ginger.

[Ashberto]

It was quite hoppy, ISTR.

[Rich]

[Rich]

hear the term banded around a lot but don't really know what element of the taste is the hops.

[Luis Anaconda]

can't think of anything similar tbh

[Hillary]

You appear to be arguing below that the police decide what is and what isn't a crime. That's simply not true. If a wannabe police commissioner gets all authoritarian it doesn't follow that she can prosecute anyone she wants.

What you appear to be doing is saying

1) Garner has prosecuted this person for his racist rantings.

2) She would also like to prosecute people who say almost anything unpleasant.

3) She's doing this on an anti-fascist platform.

4) Therefore it will lead to a situation where almost any opinion is open to prosecution

You also appear to be arguing that all anti-fascists want the same, which is simply not true.

Please feel free to correct my understanding of your argument.

I used the term "police state" as any society that was so restrictive on what could and couldn't be said would effectively be one imo.

[Ashberto]

So I wasn't saying that all people who call themselves anti-fascists have the same approach. Racists are just one example. OK, the Doncaster airport wasn't a great example, as LA pointed out, but the situation in Scottish fitba is very censorious atm.

I'm not familiar enough with the details of the law to know what exactly can or can't be subject to prosecution but it seems that there is quite an area for interpretation as far as people being offended is concerned.

I gather someone was cautioned for wishing cancer on someone via twitter. If they were cautioned for saying that, then it must be illegal to say that, right? If so, then it seems that there could be quite a lot of stuff up for grabs,

[Curly]

Sticks and stones imo