Banning Islam4UK

Apparently Islam4UK won't be doing their march after all. I dare say that there won't be many lamenting their failure to go ahead with their crass plans.

But in amongst all the guff about this stupid farrago, this comment - from our "beloved" Home Secretary - stand out to me. It is on the subject of banning Islam4UK:

"Proscription is a tough but necessary power to tackle terrorism," he said.

Really? Necessary? Since when? When has banning a group ever done anything more than turn the members of that group into martyrs? How will banning a group - even one as vile as Islam4UK - stop them from holding unpleasant views and paying homage to terrorism? Does the Home Secretary really think that banning this group will make its members and supporters change their views? If he does, then he is even dumber than he looks. And he looks pretty fucking dumb.

And the problems associated with banning a group like Islam4UK are compounded when you consider that it would be Nu Labour ordering the banning. And groups are banned under Nu Labour not because they are vile, but rather because Nu Labour disagrees with them yet is too scared to debate with them. Nu Labour proscribing a group simply shows Nu Labour has no respect for free speech.

Proscription is not necessary in the fight to combat terror. Rather, proscription creates even more people who can claim to be suppressed by an increasingly draconian government. And in doing so, increasing the likelihood of more widespread radicalisation and therefore makes terrorism more likely.

Don't ban Islam4UK, Mr Johnson. Let the chunter away. Because letting them spout their shite will do them far more harm than any ban could ever do.