The conservative party, and the royal family, clearly had more than just a soft spot for Hitler. Edward VIII was a huge fan and knew all the dinking songs by heart, visited him often and was wisely packed off by Churchill to the Bahamas.

The appeasement of course, and the Daily Mail support of fascism are all well documented.

We would not be here if the left had not buried their differences with Churchill in 1940 whose tory colleagues did not think we could prevail and later rebuilt the country under Attlee.

To me, the BBC at the moment looks very 'Daily Mail'.

At least the board does.

No wonder he can't brew a decent pint.

I don't want to be rude, but that is really a silly response.

Everyone has a right to be heard. Both you and the lady included. What you cannot do is demand to be heard where-ever you choose. You aren't allowed to come inside my home, unless I invite you to. The lady can be heard in almost every street in our country. Just not the very few with restriction orders on them. If all she wanted to do was pray then why choose that one? It was a deliberate act designed to break the law, get arrested, get publicity and wind up the gullible.

Clearly the SC ruled that the Ashers didn't break any law, or the guilty verdict would not have been overturned. I am not arguing that. I am arguing it wasn't just and that the law needs to be changed.

As we all benefit from the BBC whether we watch it or not, we all ought to pay for it. There are many things paid for via taxation that I never personally use, but still benefit me. We are all part of the same society, so we must pay the costs of that society. Do you need me to explain how we all benefit from the BBC, or is it obvious to you?

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That they are now, or soon will be, looks inevitable.

That I hope doesn't mean I expect. I don't though expect to see them again myself which ought to mean safety for the BBC in my lifetime.

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I couldn’t care less what you want or do not want to do.

The woman was not in anyone’s house or in any private place. She was in a public street from which she was not banned. She didn’t attempt to be ‘heard’, that’s the point, she was standing silently. You want to arrest people that you think might be praying in some way that you object to, I bet you can’t wait until there is technology that could read thoughts.

At last you admit that the Ashers did not break any law. Perhaps you could commission a cake that has slogans on it that advocate your dictatorial ideas.

Yes, please do explain how we all benefit from the BBC.

As I have patiently explained she had previous, been warned and arrested before. But she continued to stand there. You don't have to say anything to be heard. Just being there communicated a message that was considered intimidating. You might disagree, but were neither there nor responsible for deciding. She wanted to be arrested. It was the point of her being there. You don't need to read anyone's thoughts. The actions were enough.

I have never said the Ashers were finally cleared of lawbreaking. Only that the law needs revising.

If I was in Belfast I would boycott the Ashers bakery on principle.

We all benefit from the BBC via the reputation it brings to this country abroad. It's the most trusted broadcaster in the world. I have been in places where the local news is so distrusted that the people tune into the BBC to know what is really happening. The BBC is our greatest advocate and one of our greatest achievements. That is of huge benefit to each of us.

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