Comments on: Mel update

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:49:00 +0000

Yep. This post is called ‘Dhimmi Britain’. If you look up Dhimmi you’ll see what I mean.
http://www.melaniephillips.com/diary/archives/000965.html

By: Pete_London

Pete_London — Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:40:00 +0000

Matthew Turner

You stated:

"One of her problem is she's obsessed with conspiracy theories. However I think I prefer her when she's peddling her own one about this being a country ran by Muslims in which non-Muslims are second-class citizens."

Care to provide a link for that?

By: Harry Hutton

Harry Hutton — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:30:00 +0000

I’m so depressed I’m going to move the bomb line again.

By: Chris Lightfoot

Chris Lightfoot — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:11:00 +0000

Of course he's an antisemite. He never denied it until we started accusing him of it. And why would anyone vote Labour? It just doesn't make sense.

I hope you've signed your Loyalty Pledge, citizen.

By: Matthew Turner

Matthew Turner — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 05:34:00 +0000

Also no-one takes anything she says seriously. So the damage to your reputation is very slight.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 05:10:00 +0000

I had to don a skull-cap once while doing some background research on a film project in a Jewish study centre, but since I was wearing it under clearly false pretences I suppose that must make me an anti-Semite too.

Isn't it a bit legally dodgy for her to imply that Jackson left the Tories because he doesn't like Jews very much?

Simple answer: yes. Complex answer: it would depend on whether Jackson could convince a libel jury that such a claim was defamatory and professionally damaging. There are certainly a great many people for whom such a slur would unquestionably be libellous, but in general people don't sue unless they feel that it's likely to cause serious damage to their reputations. In the case of a blog post, a libel action would run the very real risk of giving the original accusation much greater circulation.

By: European Loser

European Loser — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 03:46:00 +0000

Yes, that "I am pleased to have a Prime Minister who is a Christian." statement is very worrying. Yes. Because it made me realise that, in all the weddings and funerals and christenings I’ve attended, I’ve never been to a synagogue, not even once. This must mean all my friends and relatives are anti-semites too! Oh Jesus Christ… What am I going to do?

By: Harry Hutton

Harry Hutton — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:35:00 +0000

Of course he’s an antisemite. He never denied it until we started accusing him of it. And why would anyone vote Labour? It just doesn’t make sense.

By: Andrew Bartlett

Andrew Bartlett — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:30:00 +0000

My oh my. I return regularly to Melanie Phillips site with grim fascination. I am gobsmacked by the intensity of her efforts to whip up hatred against Muslims.

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:14:00 +0000

Isn't it a bit legally dodgy for her to imply that Jackson left the Tories because he doesn't like Jews very much?

I certainly wouldn't be averse to contacting him to establish his own view on this question.