I don't like condoning censorship, but these days there seem to be far too many people who, without question, are willing to accept and believe in views which stir up (as stated in the article) hatred, terrorist violence or serious criminal activity - I really don't see why the taxpayers should have to pay to protect them, after all they are not our citizens.
Full story on BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8033060.stmThe names of some of the people barred from entering the UK for fostering extremism or hatred have been published for the first time.
Out of 22 who were excluded in the five months to March, 16 have been named by the Home Office.
They include Islamic extremists, white supremacists and a US radio host.
Since 2005, the home secretary has been able to exclude people if they express views which stir up hatred, terrorist violence or serious criminal activity.
The Home Office said it was "not considered to be in the public interest" to reveal the names of the remaining six.
The Muslim Council of Britain says the government should not act against people - whatever their views - unless they have broken the law.
Neo-Nazi
In October, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced the tightening of the rules determining who could come to the UK.
She said a "presumption in favour of exclusion" was being introduced which meant that in future it would be up to the individual concerned to prove they would not "stir up tension" in the UK.
On the list of those banned between October and March are Hamas MP Yunis Al-Astal and Jewish extremist Mike Guzovsky.
Also excluded are two leaders of a violent Russian skinhead gang, ex-Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard Stephen 'Don' Black and neo-Nazi Erich Gliebe.
Fred Waldron Phelps Snr, a 79-year-old American Baptist pastor, and his daughter Shirley Phelps-Roper are barred for their anti-gay comments.
Both have picketed the funerals of Aids victims and celebrated the deaths of US soldiers as "punishment" for US tolerance of homosexuality.
Talk show host Michael Savage - real name Michael Weiner - is also excluded. His views on immigration, Islam, rape and autism have caused great offence in America.
Inayat Bunglawala, of the Muslim Council of Britain, told BBC Radio 5 Live that people should be free to enter the country, regardless of their views.
"If they step over the line and break the law, it's at that moment the law should be enacted, not beforehand.
"If people are keeping their odious views to themselves, that's their business. We should not be in the business of policing people's minds."
He added that internet broadcasts meant that speeches could be screened from abroad into UK meetings anyway.
In recent years, individuals from a range of backgrounds have been prevented from entering the UK.
They have included animal rights activists, rap singers such as Snoop Dogg and even a lifestyle "guru" - Martha Stewart.
She was kept out after being jailed in the US for lying to investigators about a share sale.
