In the video below, the knifeman screams “Long live the caliphate! Allahu akbar!” But “officers have yet to confirm whether the incident was a terror attack….Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said police were keeping an ‘open mind’ over the motive.”

So apparently they’re casting about for any other explanation (is the fellow “mentally ill?”) so as to avoid giving the public the impression that there has been yet another jihad terror attack. Humankind, especially citizens of Theresa May’s Britain, cannot bear too much reality.

“Speaking last night, he said: ‘Tonight’s events will have understandably worried people but I need to stress that the incident is not ongoing, a man is in custody and there is currently no intelligence to suggest that there is any wider threat at this time.'”

In reality, Constable, there is a much, much wider threat at this time, but you keep hoping that if you don’t admit it, it will go away. And so happy new year, same as the old year, in London.

“Hero police officer was stabbed while tackling ‘Allah Akbar-screaming knifeman’ during Manchester station rampage: Praise for cop’s ‘incredible bravery’ to end New Year attack that left two more hurt,” by George Martin and Richard Spillett, MailOnline, January 1, 2019: