That is good news, Acme. I think we can all take heart from these sensible moves.

I hope none of you mind but as there were a few posts that were pertinent on the original thread I have taken the liberty of copying them here. I have credited them with your names and the only editing I have done is deleting any part of the post that was in response to prior personal abuse. Please feel free to contact the team if you want any of them deleting.

Subject: RE: BS: A new politcal low?
From: Keith A of Hertford - PM
Date: 22 Dec 16 - 06:08 AM

The Independent,
"The row came after Mr Cox criticised the Ukip MEP for blaming German Chancellor Angela Merkel for a terrorist attack on a Christmas market in Berlin."

Whatever the rights and wrongs, If Mr. Cox takes on someone like Mr Farage it is unreasonable not to expect a reply

Subject: RE: BS: A new politcal low?
From: Dave the Gnome - PM
Date: 22 Dec 16 - 06:15 AM

It is reasonable to expect a reply. It is unreasonable that the replies range from linking Mr Cox to extremists and branding 'Hope not Hate' an extremist organisation to saying that it was Mr Cox who politicised his wife's death and calling him a 'total arsehole'. Do you support those tactics, Keith?

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: A new politcal low?
From: Stu - PM
Date: 22 Dec 16 - 06:23 AM

"If Mr. Cox takes on someone like Mr Farage it is unreasonable not to expect a reply"

True, but you'd expect that reply to be measured, civilised and respectful of the fact the man lost his wife to an extremist encouraged by a volatile and aggressive political atmosphere fermented by some of our more populist politicians. But then Farage doesn't have that degree of integrity, does he?

Subject: RE: BS: A new politcal low?
From: Mr Red - PM
Date: 22 Dec 16 - 06:45 AM

Let Farage reply, we defend his right.
Let him be judged on what he says. That is our right.

But by and large Farage has an army doing his saying, not all obviously. Remember the Farcebook posts that reached way beyond the believable. Even for Sun readers.
Your "friends maybe" did the dissemination, not necessarily the origination.

remember Farage was a commodity trader. ie a chancer. a spiv.

Subject: RE: BS: A new politcal low?
From: Jim Carroll - PM
Date: 22 Dec 16 - 06:52 AM

"If Mr. Cox takes on someone like Mr Farage it is unreasonable not to expect a reply"
Assuming that you are talking to a reasonable person and not a racist scumbag like Farage
Cox was entitled to a reply to what he said, which was, "blaming politicians for the actions of extremists? That's a slippery slope Nigel"
Nothing wrong with that, especially as his wife was murdered by someone who supported Farage's ideas.
There is a knee-jerk tendency to blame all these acts on one group or the other before any evidence has been gathered - the first thing the police did was to arrest the wrong person.
What Cox said was true and it's no surprise that people like Farage wish for this this automatic blame to continue - then we can send them all back to where they come from.
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Shitbags like Farage thrive on this cultural and race hatred.
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: BS: A new politcal low?
From: Jack Campin - PM
Date: 22 Dec 16 - 07:38 AM

If Mr. Cox takes on someone like Mr Farage it is unreasonable not to expect a reply

It was also reasonable to expect that reply to be about as humanly sympathetic as the contents of an oozing rectal abscess. Farage delivered.

The rest of the posts were personal attacks and defenses. I have not linked to the original but feel free to look it up.

Cheers

DtG