Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to complain about your cowardly treatment of Maryam Namazie in banning her from speaking at your student union because you believe it might incite violence. Namazie is a brave and tireless campaigner against the violence and oppression of Islamists, the vast majority of whose victims are muslims in muslim majority countries. You are effectively siding with Islamists – in other words gay-haters, Jew-baiters, and the extreme and austere religious far right – against a human rights activist.

Your moral compass on this issue could barely be more defective. The insult you have issued to brave campaigners, like Namazie, who do their work in the face of constant threats of violence, is appalling. If you lack the courage to support her yourselves, then the least you can do is get out of her way and let her do her work.

Please immediately reverse your decision and apologise publicly.

Many thanks,

Michael Taggart