Here’s a surprise. For over two years the Mayor of London has maintained a Trappist vow over the regular hate marches which have defiled the streets of his city. There’s been not a peep out of him criticising the anti-Semitic slogans, banners or chants.

When people tell you who they are, as West has done repeatedly over many years, it’s best to believe them

When people tell you who they are, as West has done repeatedly over many years, it’s best to believe them

Now it seems that Sir Sadiq Khan has found his voice. Well, it’s more of a croak than a full-on holler, but small mercies and all that. He still can’t bring himself to say anything about the hate marches, but he’s come out with a statement criticising the booking of Kanye West to headline the Wireless festival in north London over three nights in July.........

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