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I understand from my daughter who is in the final year of her A Levels that the support and enthusiasm for Tommy Robinson is enormous. I am not talking about a "sink" school but a school that is rated as "outstanding". When you start looking behind the fake news of much of the media, you actually begin to understand that Yaxley-Lennon does make some valid arguments. All Judge Marson did is reinforce the narrative that the media elites and the establishment want to shut down Tommy Robinson and reduce his support. In fact quite the opposite has happened.

The bigger story really is whether the media blackouts are to do with ensuring fair justice or trying to preserve social harmony. What is the justification for not reporting on the third trial until the verdicts were given when there were no subsequent trials to report on? Why did the media not challenge this? Why is the media all over the likes of Cliff Richard, Jim Davidson, Neil Fox, Paul Gambaccini and so willing to report on accusations but not willing to challenge media restrictions that are simply misguided?

The only person who actually has come out of this well is Tommy Robinson. It is a pity perhaps that Judge Marson did not think about the consequences of his actions before he did what he did.