Here’s a question: if Tommy Mair, the man arrested in connection with the assassination of Jo Cox was driven by far-right ideology, why isn’t it this being called a possible act of terrorism?

In the CNN screen-grab above, the broadcaster acknowledges his far-right links, and yet describes him as a “loner” anyway.

The same applied to much of the British media.

Today, police sources told the Guardian they found samples of Nazi regalia at his house:

Special police units who searched the house of the man arrested after the killing of Jo Cox are believed to have found samples of Nazi regalia and far-rightwing literature.

Even earlier, not long after he was arrested, various outlets reported on Tommy Mair’s background.

Here’s the Independent:

The Southern Poverty Law Centre, an established US civil rights group, has produced receipts and invoices bearing Mr Mair’s name that it says are from the neo-Nazi National Alliance group.

The receipts suggest Mr Mair bought $670 USD in printed material from the white supremacist group, which was until 2013 was one of the largest neo-Nazi organisations in the US.

He appears to have purchased a handbook on building improvised weapons, explosives, and incendiaries, according to the records. In addition, the receipts suggest the purchase of Ich Kampfe, a handbook written by Adolf Hitler formerly given to all Nazi Party members.

You can read the Southern Poverty Law Centre report here.

It states he was a “long time supporter of the neo-Nazi alliance”.

The Daily Mirror added some more information:

Thomas Mair, 52, subscribed to the ‘South Africa Patriot’ magazine until around 2006. The publication, which campaigns against “the fall of civilised rule” in South Africa, was edited by former National Front member Alan Harvey.

Mr Harvey now runs a blog called Springbok Cyber Newsletter. In 2006, he posted: “Thomas Mair, from Batley in Yorkshire, was one of the earliest subscribers and supporters of “S.A. Patriot”.

The latest copy of the Springbok Cyber Newsletter, points out the Indy, was urging readers to leave the EU.

Here’s what it said:

But we should not only be concentrating at the negative aspects of remaining in the EU. Our campaign should be primarily positive and optimistic for a future outside the EU.

There are no doubts about other factors too.

Mair is described as a “loner” and someone who had mental health issues.

But the same applied to the man who carried out the Orlando massacre – Omar Mateen. The US and UK media had no problems calling that an act of terrorism.

So why not in this case? Double standards?