Revealing different attitudes to this incident when it was raised in Parliament.The Conservatives much more direct and firm over what should be done regarding the incident itself and the freedom given to Islamists to promote such.'Shadow home secretary Chris Philp asked the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood if she agrees that "calls on our streets at marches for Jihad and Intifada are calls for violence, which fuel antisemitism, and does she agree they should no longer be allowed?"Speaking in the Commons, Philp adds: "And finally, will she ensure that all antisemites and extremists who are not British citizens get deported?"(Mr Ainsworth would of course not be covered by this threat as one assumes he is British).Labour of course comes out with the same old Starmerite prevarication and waffle.'In response, Mahmood says the government "takes very seriously the rise in antisemitism that we've seen across our country".(Really ? In Bradford, Small Heath Birmingham, Rotherham, Tower Hamlets ?)She continues: "We are approaching this with a whole-of-government response, my colleagues in health, in education and in the communities and local government department are all taking forward the government’s social cohesion action plan and taking specific measures to tackle antisemitic hate crimes.(What on earth has antisemitism to do with 'health' ?)"And I know that across this House, there is unanimity by all members that there must be zero tolerance of antisemitism.(Really ? What about the Corbyn Party and the five Islamist MPs recently elected under that banner ?)"He already knows that we have an independent review on public order and hate crime legislation. We will bring forward more proposals in due course."'The Government "takes very seriously the rise in antisemitism that we've seen across our country".Does it really ?'"We are approaching this with a whole-of-government response, my colleagues in health, in education and in the communities and local government department are all taking forward the government’s social cohesion action plan and taking specific measures to tackle antisemitic hate crimes."So, set up some interdepartmental task force of Civil Service jobsworths to take 'forward the government’s social cohesion action plan'.An implementation plan itself unlikely to be produced and certainly not carried out if at all just before they all go on their long public sector holidays.First, has the government defined its 'social cohesion' plan (whatever that means) that is to be 'taken forward' (ie implemented to you and me) ?Secondly how long will we wait before these people come up with a detailed schedule to implement it ?Obfuscation and governmental gaslighting.What happened and what are constant threats to Jews by Islamists are not 'breakdowns in social cohesion' but crimes.The perpetrators are not a poor disenfranchised downtrodden group as was sung about and mocked in 'West Side Story'.They are criminals and should be identified, tried and punished and if possible shipped back to the desert.The Met and Officer Krupke should be on the case now with this very attitude.
John Hawkes ● 26d