Nigel Farage is asking legitimate questions about Southport - and he's asking for all of us - Kelvin MacKenzie
Kelvin MacKenzie has backed Nigel Farage's questioning of the Southport silence
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Four years ago, on an autumn morning, Terence Carney was doing what he always did at 6am. He walked his dog around the very quiet streets of the Northern town of Hartlepool.
At 70 that stroll did him and his beloved pet a lot of good. That morning would be the last time he would make that walk. Out of a home stormed Ahmed Alid, armed with a knife.
He stabbed Mr Carney six times, leaving him to die on the pavement.
In the four years before Alid appeared in a crown court dock (he got 44 years in May) a strange silence came over the case. In the whole of that time it was never revealed by the authorities, that Alid was an Islamic extremist.
We had to wait for the court case to discover the shocking facts about his background. I took a particular interest in that case and began to realise that whenever there was a silence at the top you can be sure they are hiding something which they fear would anger the public.
In the wake of the Southport killings a big demonstration was held in Hartlepool last night. Who could blame them?
Let me be clear about one thing. I am massively hostile to the police being attacked by the mob.
The idea that 50 officers can be injured by these rioters is completely wrong and I will be delighted if they receive lengthy jail sentences for their violence.
However, that does not alter the fact that if you keep people in the dark there will be a reaction which is why I support Nigel Farage's argument that he was asking "very legitimate question" about the Southport attack.
A huge protest broke out in Hartlepool
XAnd that’s a fair point. Were we living in the US we would know the background to these dreadful killings by now. They trust the people.
Here, the Government believe the less we know, the better.
In that silence bad actors have filled the void. It is said in The Times that the rapidly spreading fake news in Southport had all the hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign.
Angela Rayner, as you might expect, was critical of Farage saying an MP had a level of responsibility and "it’s not to stoke up conspiracy theories or what you think might have happened." True. But nor is his job to swallow the Establishment line.
Just ask the people of Hartlepool. Had Mr Carney known the truth he would have kept well clear of the neighbourhood that fateful morning.
Be grateful if Farage continues to ask "legitimate questions". He’s asking for all of us.