Britain’s Most Polite “Terrorist”: Tommy Robinson Allowed to Fly to Israel While Court Takes a Three-Week Nap
Only in Britain could a man labelled a “terror threat” be politely told, “We’ll get back to you in three weeks — have a nice trip.”
After all the dramatic headlines, the police theatrics, and the government’s insistence that @TRobinsonNewEra is some kind of national menace, the courts have now decided he’s free to hop on a flight to Israel while they take their time deciding his fate. That’s right — the “terrorist” gets a passport, not a prison cell.
If this were a genuine threat to national security, they’d have him chained to a radiator by now. But no, the state’s premier “dangerous man” is off to the Holy Land, probably to do more journalism than the BBC has managed in years.
Let’s call this what it is: political theatre with the efficiency of a broken fax machine. The British establishment doesn’t know what to do with Tommy. Lock him up and he becomes a martyr; let him go and he proves how ridiculous their accusations are. So instead, they do what bureaucrats do best — stall.
Three weeks to “deliberate” on a case that’s essentially about refusing to hand over a phone pin? Please. They’re not weighing evidence; they’re weighing optics. They’re trying to script the verdict that will cause the least embarrassment — to themselves.
This isn’t justice; it’s damage control. The system that lets violent offenders walk free after 18 months now needs nearly a month to decide whether a journalist deserves a fine or a medal.
Tommy Robinson isn’t the danger. The danger is a government so busy prosecuting dissent that it’s forgotten how to govern.
So, yes — the man they call a terrorist is free to fly. And somewhere in a London office, a few very nervous civil servants are trying to figure out how to make tyranny look like democracy.
I am firmly opposed to @Keir_Starmer’s digital ID cards.
It will make no difference to illegal immigration, but it will be used to control and penalise the rest of us.
The state should never have this much power.