Sir Keir Starmer is not known for his decisiveness(果断，决断力). But there is one issue that his Labour government has approached with uncharacteristic(反常的，不典型的) proactivity: free speech. In the most recent example his home secretary(英国内政大臣), Shabana Mahmood, banned Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, two left-wing American commentator(评论员；解说员)s, from entering Britain, days before they were to speak at a festival in London.
基尔·斯塔默爵士并不以果断著称。但有一个问题，他的工党政府却以反常的积极主动性来处理：言论自由。最近的一个例子是，内政大臣莎巴娜·马哈茂德禁止两位美国左翼评论员岑克·乌伊古尔和哈桑·皮克进入英国，而他们原定几天后在伦敦的一个音乐节上发表演讲。
Both men claim to have been banned because of their criticism of Israel. It could also be due to their history of making statements that could be construe(理解；解释为)d as support for a terror organisation (Mr Piker has said that if given the choice between voting for Israel or Hamas(哈马斯（巴勒斯坦伊斯兰组织）) he would vote for Hamas). Whatever the reason, Ms Mahmood deemed that their entry “may not be conducive to the public good(有利于公共利益)”.
两人都声称被禁是因为他们批评以色列。也可能是因为他们历史上发表过可能被视为支持恐怖组织的言论（皮克先生曾表示，如果在以色列和哈马斯之间投票，他会投票给哈马斯）。无论出于何种原因，马哈茂德女士认为他们的入境“可能不利于公共利益”。
That language has its roots in the 1971 Immigration Act, which gave the home secretary power to veto(否决；禁止) visa applications from such individuals (and deport(驱逐出境) them without trial). At first it was used to exclude suspected Russian spies, which in practice often meant activists with communist leanings. During the 1991 Gulf war(1991年海湾战争) it was used to deport Iraqi nationals on national-security grounds(以国家安全为由).
这种措辞源于1971年《移民法》，该法赋予内政大臣否决此类个人签证申请（并在不经审判的情况下驱逐他们）的权力。最初，它被用来排除可疑的俄罗斯间谍，实际上往往意味着具有共产主义倾向的活动家。在1991年海湾战争期间，它被用来以国家安全为由驱逐伊拉克国民。
Hypocrisy rules
虚伪占上风