Labour’s antisemitism row may be drama, but it’s no crisis | Steve Richards

Never-ending headlines about Naz Shah and Ken Livingstone are damaging, but this is hysteria based on flimsy evidenceIn a crowded field, the saga of Labour and antisemitism is a case study in hysterical conflation. All the familiar ingredients are there – from the imprecision of the deadly allegation to a series of hugely significant issues becoming lost in a foggy assault on a party leader. “Blair lied over WMD” comes to mind. Last week’s events top the lot.Let us begin