“I am delighted that this time the bigots are on the Left rather than the Right.”
Unfortunately, in the UK, anti-Semitism is just as likely to come from the Right as the Left. Thus, for example, as a former stalwart of the Foreign Office and ambassador to Libya, Miles is likely to be a Tory. Another recent example relates to a blatantly anti-Semitic documentary produced for Channel 4 in the UK. The chief presenter and producer was Peter Oborne who writes for the very right-wing Daily Mail newspaper. Herewith two pieces by Robin Shepherd on that documentary:
Top British documentary makers peddle conspiracy theory about secretive Zionist lobby ahead of landmark TV show
UK TV documentary alleging Zionist conspiracy brings torrent of anti-Semitic abuse into public view
Also, this from Shepherd:
My op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on the newly revealed “Jewish conspiracy” in Great Britain
By the way, just in case anyone was interested, I thought I’d point out that Robin Shepherd is not Jewish. Now that is very rare in the UK, an ardent supporter of Israel and the Jewish people who is not Jewish.
Many Tories are Arabist. Other Brits just can’t get over anticolonial war by Jews leading to the British pull out.