Thankless tasks

Yesterday, the Times published a letter from a number of academics in support of Frank Ellis the suspended Leeds university lecturer.

Sunny at Pickled Politics took a look at the backgrounds of those involved - he didn't come away with a good impression: "I knew that arguing for his freedom of speech would put me on the side of racists, but it doesn’t matter."

He's right - it doesn't matter, but it is irksome.