The fact that the reporter was being a pushy and obnoxious fool at the time and clearly provoked the Mayor seems to have been conveniently forgotten. Precisely , this is nothing more than political intimidation by a pampered and spoilt religious minority who have a vendetta against this mayors criticism of Israel and pro-Palestinian comments . I hope the people of England turn this into a crusade for democracy and defend their mayor who has impeccable leftwing credentials in the fight against racism . I am with Ken Livingstone on this one .