Islam4UK must be allowed to march through Wootton Bassett

The plan by Islam4UK to march through Wootton Bassett is absolutely disgusting. Wootton Bassett has almost become a national memorial for the brave men and women, fighting on the front line in Afghanistan who are dying so I can do things like write this blog; the idea that British Citizens would want to march through that town in the manner they plan to fills me with anger. However their march must be allowed to go ahead.

I do not know much about Islam4UK but I understand them to be an Islamo-fascist organisation, hell-bent on turning the UK in to an Islamic state with Shariah law. They even want to turn Buckingham Palace in to a Mosque (perish the thought). (Link to their website here)

The Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, has backed a ban on the march stating that he felt 'revulsion' at the thought of the march. I share Mr Johnson's revulsion. But it is exactly because these people repulse us that we should allow them to speak and to march. As long as they are peaceful they have every right to gather in Wootton Bassett and process in the same way that many British citizens gather in Wootton Bassett to honour our war dead. There may come a day when the tide of British opinion turns against you and your views are the views people find repulsive - will you be so much in favour of a ban then? Restricting freedom of speech is seldom acceptable in my opinion; whether it's the BNP, Islam4UK, Gordon Brown or my grandmother - everyone has a right to express their views.

I do not want to live in a country when the majority can silence the minority and the only views we hear are those that conform to to the standards of acceptability. I want to be able to hear the nonsense of Islam4UK so I can challenge them and see how wrong they are. If the Islam4UK march is banned in Wootton Bassett, British democracy will be worse off.