By and large, British justice is revered around the world and is free of the political interference we see in many other countries. Sentences are sometimes questioned for being too lenient or too severe, but in a free country, we’re all entitled to have a view on sentences and express it.
On Monday, a 25-year-old woman, Victoria Thomas Bowen, pleaded guilty to an attack on Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in Clacton on 4 June during the general election campaign. She approached him in the street and threw a cup of milkshake on him.
Political protest has always formed an important part of our political scenery, but in recent years it has taken on a sometimes sinister form. Two members of parliament have been killed while carrying out their constituency duties. Dozens of others have had to take action to protect themselves, their families and their homes due to threats made against them. It is against this background that politicians walked the streets during the general election earlier this year.
Farage receives threats against his life or of some sort of violence every week. He has a permanent security detail and goes nowhere unaccompanied. He hates it, but it’s a price he has to pay for being who he is. Frankly, it is a disgrace that he has to.
No one is laughing at Nigel Farage now
Read MoreOn Monday, Thomas Bowen was given a 13-week suspended sentence, 120 hours of community service and exemplary costs of £450 with a fine of £17.50 to cover the cost of cleaning the suit of Farage’s security guard.
I think what Farage is getting at is to highlight the exemplary sentences that were handed down to people during the summer riots. There’s nothing wrong with making examples of people, and the prison sentences meted out certainly deterred others from carrying out similar offences.
I understand Farage’s frustration with the sentence, but he is wrong to reach for the “two tier” canard. It’s a dangerous road to go down, and plays into the hands of those who are determined to undermine our society and our judicial system – the very same people Farage would want to oppose until his last breath.
Iain Dale presents the Evening Show on LBC Radio, Monday to Thursday, 7-10pm
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