I’M NEVER sure about writing about extremist right-wing organisations. The old oxygen of publicity argument once seemed pretty sensible to me. Giving nutters space in newspapers can make them seem more important than they are in reality.
But the sight of Britain First vans in my home town on Tuesday gave me such a shock that I don’t feel it would be right to ignore it.
We need to be alert to this organisation’s activities and shine a light on their dangerous beliefs as a warning to those who might otherwise think they batty but harmless.
In case the news escaped you, Britain First is currently launching a “battle bus” tour of Scotland, which on Tuesday visited Ayrshire and then took in the Scottish Parliament and the First Minister’s official residence at Edinburgh’s Bute House.