Quote Originally Posted by Ash View Post
Because he isn't, and it is cheap sloganeering to pretend that he is. Ancient sympathies with the cause of Irish Republicanism is irrelevant to the threats of today. Whereas cosying up to Saudi Arabia and supporting terrorists overseas in obedience to the regime-change policies of the USA is more cause for concern. We need voter pressure against such policies imo.
Right. So he was a terrorist sympathiser, but isn't anymore? So he must have specifically condemned the IRA's actions subsequently, then, right? Oh, hang on... he hasn't, has he? In fact, he's repeatedly failed to do so when asked.

Also, he has repeatedly palled up with Hamas, calling them 'friends' and asking that they be removed from the UK's list of proscribed organisations. Hamas, lest we forget, is an avowedly anti-semitic organisation whose members have repeatedly called for a Jewish genocide.

I'd call that terrorist sympathising.