Andrew Dickens Afternoons

So yesterday the Prime Minister stole my line. But she said it better."He sought many things from his act of terror, but one was notoriety. And that is why you will never hear me mention his name.He is a terrorist. He is a criminal. He is an extremist. But he will, when I speak, be nameless.And to others, I implore you. Speak the names of those who were lost, rather than the name of the man who took them."I’ve been saying that sort of thing since Friday when we learnt he planned to plead not guilty and I just knew he was going to take the chance to preach from the witness box to inspire others and to build a cult of personality around his name. But since then a number of people have been criticising the stance the Prime Minister and I have taken. As they say, justice needs to be seen to be done not just done, even though it will be brutal for the victims and carry its risks of perpetuating the violence. He needs to be named and he needs to present his defence and it has to be in public. Therefore in the media