NEVER try a long post on an iPhone. It takes nothing to mistakenly swipe to one side and lose the whole thing. Damn, you'd have really liked my answer too, Pat. It was complimentary, engaging and interestingly challenging. Oh well.
Short form. Spencer and Geller repudiated the EDL AS DID Robinson and Carroll, its founders when it became apparent that it could not keep actual bigots from entering its ranks. May bend them from entering the country when the announced their plan to speak at the funeral of drummer Lee Rigsby. Clearly, they'd have said nothing that was in true or unprincipled. They would not have incited violence and any violence that might have ensued from their speech would have been unfortunate but not to better now than later if it's the inevitable response to the truth about why this savagery happened on the streets of London.
Since becoming prime minister, May has only smirked with self satisfaction that she did the right thing and we do it again. Britain must be protected from the truth about Islam. In that respect, she's a lot like Merkel.
And now I'm going to post this before I lose the whole thing. The other was a lot better though by the way.