Her sentence is even more mind-boggling when you consider that Ricky Jones, then a Labour councillor (now suspended), was charged with encouraging violent disorder around the same time as Lucy Connolly. Footage of an “anti-fascist” rally went viral showing
Cllr Jones spew bile at “disgusting Nazi fascists” saying, “We need to cut their throats and get rid of them”. The former trade union official was remanded in custody until the autumn when he was granted bail and in January his trial was put back until August – a full year since his alleged offence took place. Maybe threats from Left-wing men are viewed as harmless rhetorical devices, unlike tweets from Right-wing women? Hard not to agree with Lucy Connolly: whatever she said, in two-tier Kier’s justice system they were out to hammer her.