I have to agree with Big Tudor.
Gilmore obviously is an arse. Besides,..freedom of speech is granted automatically in any public place and quite right too.
But would you you invite a weirdo who openly spoke out about something you strongly disagreed with into your own home?
In your own premises you have the right to insist that your guests don't display or talk about....or use offensive language in front of your family.
Gilmore was deliberately provocative and had taken himself out of what could be called a "public place" and instead entered into someone else's (BA's) premises of which the Captain was in charge.
Captain's the boss there..and when the captain gives a passenger a direct order to be less provocative or whatever, who does Gilmore think he is to refuse?
I agree that some issues of airport security have gone too far, but as an airline industry let's jointly discourage these vermin who deliberately try to intimidate our industry.
Well done to the BA Captain.
