>A far-right Army veteran has been jailed for stirring up racial hatred after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) was pressured to reconsider not bringing charges against him.
>Jeremy Bedford-Turner, 48, called for his "soldiers" to liberate England from "Jewish control" in a speech outside Downing Street and blamed Jews for issues ranging from both World Wars to Jack the Ripper.
>The CPS declined to prosecute him after an initial complaint but reconsidered the decision after the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) brought a legal challenge at the High Court.
>Judge David Tomlinson jailed Bedford-Turner for a year for the "poisonous" and "sinister" speech after a jury convicted him following two hours of deliberation.
>The 15-minute speech was made at a rally against Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim in Whitehall, central London, on 4 July 2015.
>Bedford-Turner, who served for 12 years in the Army speaking Pashtu and Arabic, told the crowd:
>"Let's free England from Jewish control. Let's liberate this land.
>"Listen, soldiers, listen to me. It's time to liberate our country."
>Under cross-examination during his two-day trial, Bedford-Turner admitted wanting all Jews including children to leave the UK.
>Prosecutor Louis Mably QC said the defendant was "absolutely obsessed" with Jewish people and that he "despised" them.
>The CAA took the step of bringing a judicial review after prosecutors declined to charge Bedford-Turner.
>Bedford-Turner, of no fixed address, was convicted of one count of stirring up racial hatred.
A year in jail. No threats of violence. CPS kowtowing to Jewish advocacy groups. I suppose at least now we know who's in charge, if there was ever any doubt.