Common sense has prevailed.  Nick Griffin, leader of the BNP, has been found not guilty on race hate charges.

The whole trial was a joke.  His comments were in opposition to Islam – a religion – and the charges were race hate.  The judge said that he was merely expressing his freedom of speech – a right which everyone has, regardless of whether what they say is considered socially acceptable.

I still think Griffin is a tosser but the judge was absolutely and no matter how repulsive Nick Griffin is, he has a right to criticise who and what he wants.

Update:
The Ignorant Jock has said that race hate laws may need to be reviewed.  What has this got to do with the Treasury exactly?  And what changes are going to be made?  To make it illegal to criticise a religion as well as a race?  Funnily enough, this was a clause in the original bill and it was taken out.  The unelected Scottish Lord Chancellor or England, Charlie Falconer, has also said that the laws may need to be looked at.