A man who spent five years in a Yemeni prison after falling under the influence of Abu Hamza at Finsbury Park Mosque, and who travelled on to Bosnia and Afghanistan to fight alongside militant Islamists, is now presented as a legitimate civic option. His candidacy matters because it shows how low the bar for public office has fallen. Terror is excused. Allegiance is optional. What matters now are sectarian votes, mobilised through Islamic identity politics…..
Mick Hartley
Politics and Culture
Mick Hartley 
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