I'm not sure that we need to extract imagined political points from such a despicable attack. It's rather transparent to do so. We could perhaps though see it in the light of the reaction that visible difference may sometimes draw though. Regardless of personal thought, clearly anyone behaving this may should be locked up for long enough that they have a rethink about their conduct.

Much like the idea that Conservatives are all gunning for Muslims, I find it very hard to believe that everyone in the Labour party is sat there enraged about Jews. In fact, I think you'd struggle to find a minority that people in this country hold less angry or negative views about. So to assume that someone attacking a couple of Jewish gentlemen is somehow as result of them supporting Lammy (unknown) due to his connection to Corbyn who some believe is anti semitic is possibly up there with the most bizarre things I've every heard.

Or perhaps you're not saying that at all. In which case David Lammy and what he does or doesn't believe has absolutely nothing to do with this. Ultimately you appear to be latching onto a deplorable attack and draining some kind of political mileage out of it.

Edited by BlueJay (28 Jan 2022 6.19am)

This is the global village in action.

How do they know the attack was inspired by anti semitism and not just general thuggery?

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Although whatever was said it is pathetic a strong young adult should hit out at two old timers, it appears to me in the footage that the smaller Jewish man was firstly over interested in the black fellah as he walked towards them and it appears he was the one saying something. The police need to clarify exactly what this was about. It clearly wasn’t a mindless attack. The black fellah had gone by and based on the words then struck out.

Oh dear!

Quite. Lammy is a feather for every wind that blows (especially if there is a race card to play) and is now struggling to reinvent himself in his new role. However, do you think he would have got elected if he was an anti-Semite in a constituency with a large Jewish population and especially strong orthodox community?

Guilt by mere association is not guilt at all.