Reply #3: But his purpose is to inflame British idiots

[muriel_volestrangler]

It's not as if he's coming to some debate at which reasonable people will consider his arguments and then say "oh, he talks a load of cobblers, forget about him". The EDL's sole purpose is to start fights in the street with Muslims. They are importing him a a literal rabble-rouser. They want him to come and say a few lies about Muslims (eg about 'the Islamification of England and Europe') so that the EDL supporters will get angry, they'll hope for a counter demonstration from militant Muslims (Luton has a high Muslim population, and the EDL has had fights there before), and they hope it will all kick off.

And when a country has the option of keeping someone out on the grounds that the true purpose of their visit will be to stir up hatred and violence, it's worth using that option, I think.