Now tell us why

Last October, we reported the outrageous decision by the Scottish Law Society to punish Matthew Berlow, a Jewish lawyer who had described the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign as “scummy racists” — an entirely accurate description. After reading our coverage, Adam Solomon, a London-based QC, took on Mr Berlow’s appeal as a mitzvah, and won. While it has now done the right thing, the Scottish Law Society still has to explain why it initially sided with racists rather than those who stand up to racism.