The temptation is to try to gag Nigel Farage, but actually I agree with Caroline Lucas:
'I am absolutely no fan of Nigel Farage, his politics are abhorrent to me, but I would far rather we address the symptoms that have given rise to his popularity, rather than trying to suppress things we don’t like'!
Silencing Farage is dealing with a symptom; the deeper problem is inequality & injustice built into British society by successive governments - that should be our focus!
h/t Guardian for quote
Emeritus Prof Christopher May /
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