I have to say I'm in two minds over this. On the one hand I loathe fascism and find the idea of BNP trolls corrupting young minds creepy to put it mildly. On the other I believe in the right of everyone to pursue their occupation freely and irrespective of political belief, no matter how repugnant I find those beliefs to be. Perhaps the immediate answer would be for all teachers, right left or centre, to give an undertaking that they will not introduce their personal or political ideologies to the classroom. Any breach of such an undertaking should in my opinion be a sackable offence.

Over and above that, I don't believe that institutional bans are the way to fight fascism. They make martyrs, they make sympathisers and they drive the bastards underground where they are much more difficult to deal with.

The real answer for anyone wanting to fight fascism is to get out there and fight it. March. Demonstrate. Organise. Picket. Hand out leaflets. And above all explain to Joe Public the real nature of fascism and the real nature of the BNP and why they shouldn't be touched with a bargepole.

Oh, and Sam. Go f**k yourself.