The case of Lucy Connolly has caused widespread alarm and comment. Yesterday her appeal was refused and the response has been public outrage – to an extent.
The facts of her case need little rehearsing. The 42-year-old mother was imprisoned for 31 months for making an intemperate Tweet.
The mass stabbing last summer at Southport tore at the fabric of our fragile social glue. The harsh, immediate and disproportionate punishments of protestors have raised more than the accusation of two-tier policing or two-tier justice.
