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UK: Mayor forced to resign for following Geert Wilders, Mark Steyn, and Raheem Kassam on social media

Apr 27, 2018 11:16 am By Robert Spencer

In the UK as in the US, only one political opinion is acceptable to the political and media elites. They blather on and on about “diversity,” but that just means they want people of many races, ethnicities and religions all saying the same thing.

“Small Town Mayor Forced to Quit for Following Kassam, Steyn, Wilders on Social Media,” by Oliver JJ Lane, Breitbart, April 26, 2018 (thanks to Inexion):

The mayor of a small British town quit his post for “personal reasons”, reportedly after a single complaint was made about his social media activity, including expressing concern about mass migration, and being subscribed to right-wing personalities on Facebook.

Councillor Peter Lucey stood down from his post as Mayor of Wokingham and resigned from the Conservative Party Wednesday after a fellow Councillor from the left-wing Labour Party wrote a letter of complaint about the Mayor’s online activity, reports the Wokingham Paper.

According to the report, the Mayor had expressed concern about mass migration and subscribed to right-wing personalities on Facebook, including Breitbart London Editor in Chief Raheem Kassam, Dutch populist Geert Wilders, and New York Times-bestselling Canadian author Mark Steyn, which the Wokingham Paper described as being “controversial” and holding “anti-Islamic views”.

The report also made specific mention of Kassam’s newly released book on mid-20th century conservative political giant Enoch Powell, Enoch Was Right: ‘Rivers of Blood’ 50 Years On in the context of Lucey’s resignation.

It is claimed in addition to the personalities followed by Lucey, he also followed the now largely dormant street-marching group the English Defence League, and think-tank the Gatestone Institute.

Speaking to local newspaper the Bracknell News, Labour councillor Andy Croy claimed the Mayor had made Islamophobic communications online, although the only message quoted by papers surrounding the now-deleted accounts specifically referenced immigration, not Islam. The politician said: “I saw the messages and wrote to The Wokingham Conservatives, pointing out that I thought it was islamophobic [sic] and that they needed to deal with it.

“I demanded his resignation. He posted something along the lines of ‘mass immigration has destroyed your future’.”…

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Filed Under: Featured, free speech, Geert Wilders, United Kingdom, Useful idiots Tagged With: Mark Steyn, Peter Lucey, Raheem Kassam, Wokingham


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  1. mgoldberg says

    Apr 27, 2018 at 11:24 am

    And why did he so easily resign? Why would he not affirm that his love of liberty, freedom, all that Britannica has stood for and helped develop over a millenia is being eroded and that is what he is studying to ennable him to better serve England.
    Why would he surrender so easily to those who would disallow any discussion?

    • Rita says

      Apr 27, 2018 at 11:37 am

      Perhaps Sadiq Kahn sent a few of his ISIS mates to threaten him ?

      • mgoldberg says

        Apr 27, 2018 at 11:38 am

        I don’t think it took even that. He just laid down. Why? Why without any kind of reasonable fight??

        • Steven RSA says

          Apr 27, 2018 at 1:14 pm

          The British will fight in the streets about football teams, but not about an obvious threat to their existence such as islam. Go figure.

        • Kay says

          Apr 27, 2018 at 4:37 pm

          I’m guessing it was already an uncomfortable work environment when there was no acceptance of freedom of opinion or speech. It takes a lot of courage to speak out these days.

        • Prophecy says

          Apr 28, 2018 at 8:11 pm

          Don’t be naïve. Someone got to him and left him with no choice but to resign.

        • Asally says

          Apr 28, 2018 at 9:23 pm

          This is how you separate the men from the boys. This guy should never have been anyone’s mayor. And England is basically a cultural, moral and political sewer. Who on earth would go there?

    • Uriah Sheep says

      Apr 27, 2018 at 12:08 pm

      Yep. He did keel over easily without so much as a whisper of a fight even with only ONE single complaint!!
      It’s not looking good. The Communists have well and truly infiltrated every fabric of our society.
      It says a lot that the so-called Conservative Prime Minister is arguably as left-wing as Jeremy Corbyn.
      So it pretty much looks like our great nation is going to be Islamic in the future thanks to corrupt far-left cross party politicians, Police, Academia, Religious leaders and our media.

    • Anne Smith says

      Apr 28, 2018 at 1:22 pm

      Of course he should not have resigned – feeble and pathetic. Why let these horrible people score another victory?

      He should have quoted some of the Labour Councillor’s own colleagues, who are so anti Jewish that they are brazenly parading their Anti Semitism and even saying the victims of the rape gangs should “shut up for the sake of diversity”.

      Of course Corbyn has done the maths and calculated that there are moreMuslim votes for his party the more anti-Semitic it becomes. He will do nothing and merely allow the Labour party to become a totally Muslim mouthpiece.

      Raheem Kassam is a brilliant writer and an apostate Muslim, I believe. He should be listened to, he provides insight and knowledge, something most Councillors lack.

      I cannot believe our useless Councillors still get voted into office.

  2. Ren says

    Apr 27, 2018 at 11:34 am

    In a free country, people can follow whoever they want on social media including Geert Wilders, Mark Steyn, and Raheem Kassam.

  3. Elizabeth Lawson says

    Apr 27, 2018 at 11:45 am

    The upward ratcheting for complete control by the UK government continues. Only their favoured and approved stance regarding the massive immigration of uncivilized antiWestern, antiChristian, and anti ALL who are not Muslims will be tolerated. What of the British people? They, and generations befor them made the UK great – they are now paying the price for socialism’s out of control, and completely inexplicable immigration policy which will devastate their country. The writing is already on the wall, and it reads Brits. OUT ( unless they kneel in obedience to the dictates of an out of control government) and the great human mass from Africa, the Middle East etc., IN. The mayor who quickly resigned following the tittle tattle to his superiors of a suicidal moron, likely knew that the full might of that unBritish crowd would ensure his departure. If Islam is, or was so great, how come their countries are universally basket cases in every way imaginable?-

  4. Krishna says

    Apr 27, 2018 at 11:49 am

    Suppression of criticism of Islam is the first step for islamisation

    • 762x51FMJ says

      Apr 27, 2018 at 11:57 am

      Exactly…
      The specific exclusion of any group
      from criticism, gives this group more
      rights than any other group.

      • the thought offender says

        Apr 28, 2018 at 1:01 pm

        Muslims want but one simple thing: world-wide recognition of the Supremacy of Sharia. Which puts them in charge, of the Human Species and the Planet Earth..

        Who could possibly object to the modest ambition that Muslims become the Cowboys and we become their Cows?

      • the thought offender says

        Apr 28, 2018 at 1:06 pm

        Every British subject is entitled to mount a soapbox and speak his mind, publically and without restraint. ONCE!!

  5. Save Europe says

    Apr 27, 2018 at 12:03 pm

    He should NEVER have stood down! He should have fought for the right to follow whomever he wished!

  6. R Russell says

    Apr 27, 2018 at 12:18 pm

    Well, it wouldn’t surprise me if the powers that be know everyone who posts on here holding the information for a suitable time when it will be held against us.

    • Mac-101 says

      Apr 27, 2018 at 10:32 pm

      Posters will undoubtedly go to the front of the line at the FEMA Camp Showers!

      • gravenimage says

        May 5, 2018 at 9:15 pm

        I have my issues with FEMA, but the idea that they are gassing people is just bizare.

  7. 762x51FMJ says

    Apr 27, 2018 at 12:33 pm

    Quran 8:12 – “I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them”.

    The Church of the Islamic antithesis.

    Anti-Quran 8:12 – I will free from terror the hearts of all who disbelieve in human freedom. Therefore we must put their heads on straight and use every fingertip to give them a helping hand.
    If it wasn’t cut off for stealing a loaf of bread.

  8. Kay says

    Apr 27, 2018 at 4:42 pm

    This is really frightening. Here is not only the loss of freedom of speech but of freedom to hear (read).
    What happened to all the liberal voices against censorship?

    • karld says

      Apr 30, 2018 at 12:57 am

      their “Oops” moment will come later…letists are ‘slow’ that way

  9. Michael McDermott says

    Apr 27, 2018 at 5:32 pm

    Ridiculous resignation!

  10. Liz says

    Apr 27, 2018 at 6:01 pm

    So Jeremy Corbyn and his merry band of Labour antisemites get to stay in power, but a mayor of a town expresses concern about mass migration and follows political conservatives and he gets the boot? That is really scary.

    • muze says

      Apr 28, 2018 at 12:18 am

      Well, he did not “get the boot”, officially anyway. He resigned. It seems clear to me that we do not have the full story. Either he has done more than is admitted, or some Islamic heavies have been sent round to “make him an offer he can’t refuse”. Resign or regret it.

      Whatever happened to my lovely England?

  11. WPM says

    Apr 27, 2018 at 6:17 pm

    The Nazis burn books, Islamics get internet censored ,and punish people who get or spread knowledge about their “religion of peace plans”. Brave new world run by cowardly lion type of leaders who pander to Islam to hold onto their power a little while longer as their world disappears into violence, death and slavery.

  12. WPM says

    Apr 27, 2018 at 6:20 pm

    Jew hate acceptable if your Islamic, truth about Islam unacceptable under any condition .

  13. Lydia Church says

    Apr 27, 2018 at 9:36 pm

    The truth is officially banned in the UK.

  14. WorkingClassPost says

    Apr 28, 2018 at 8:15 am

    My guess is that Sharia May’s Conservatives were the ones pushing him out.

    If he had tried to fight this, they would disown him and hang him out to dry. They are the real problem now in UK. We expect this stuff from the Left, but when so-called right wing politicians betray their own, then where do the people go?

    This is the sort of thing that breeds extremism on one hand, and defeatism on the other.

    • Anne Smith says

      Apr 28, 2018 at 1:25 pm

      Good guess Workingclasspost.
      You have Theresa May summed up.
      Here are her own views.

  15. WPM says

    Apr 28, 2018 at 9:00 am

    The leaders of all parties in the United Kingdom have fail the native population and have sold out to the EU overlords it is a race to the bottom for most Europeans with the Euro leaders few they are at the top .Bring in ungovernable, unchanging, rebellious people ,then declare marshal law when civil war brakes out for the safety of ” all of the people”. Replace well informed, civilized , law abiding ,peaceful ,people with throw backs of the 7 century that only respect force, fear ,violence ,tribal laws, on top of that if you point out the facts you get censored , loss your job ,could go to jail ,or get a price declared on your head by the tribal leaders .While the so called leaders of the free world wring their collected hands with down case eyes saying get used to it ,it is the price of living a “world city” of the 21 century!

  16. Endlesspath says

    Apr 28, 2018 at 12:41 pm

    Welcome to the United Socialist Republic of the U.K. Remember these quotes (taken from elsewhere) so you can be a good U.S.R.U.K citizen:
    1) Freedom is slavery.
    2) Ignorance is strength.
    3) Free speech is anarchy.
    4) Silence is golden.
    5) Groupthink is truth.
    6) Tolerance is acceptance.
    7) Acceptance is happiness.
    8) All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

  17. martin says

    Apr 28, 2018 at 8:09 pm

    iabour councillor Andy Croy <<< formerly known as labour, now its the communist and islamonazi alliance party and croy is a TRAITOR.

  18. kouldb says

    Apr 29, 2018 at 5:20 am

    Imbeciles. They’ll be the first the Muslims eradicate as soon as they get power. Look at what Sadiq Kahn is doing already. Traitorous morons.

  19. Megalith says

    Apr 29, 2018 at 6:07 am

    What a coward. No wonder England’s going to be a muslim nation in a few years. They let the communists run roughshod all over them.

  20. gravenimage says

    May 5, 2018 at 9:06 pm

    UK: Mayor forced to resign for following Geert Wilders, Mark Steyn, and Raheem Kassam on social media
    ………………………..

    *Disgusting*.

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