When he’s not sacking science advisors and threatening to have dope smokers flogged, home secretary Alan Johnson spends his time banning assorted groups of nutters who provide enormous entertainment value to the good people of Britain. This time it’s Islam4UK (aka al-Muhajiroun/The Saved Sect), led one-time lager quaffing student and all-round wanker Anjem Choudary.

This New Labour puritanism is really getting up my nose.

In any case, why ban Islam4UK, and not the BNP, which presents a much greater threat to peace, love and understanding in the British Isles? There are after all similarities between Islam4UK and the BNP – just listen to Anjem Choudary and Nick Griffin speak. Not only do these two fascists sound alike, there are parallels in the content of their rabid utterances.