Shaken Kevin Lang, leader of the Lib Dem group on Edinburgh City Council, revealed the alleged attack on social media today. He tweeted that “a man came out of his house, grabbed me by the throat” and “stuffed” the newsletter into his shirt while “using all kinds of profanity.” “I’ve been in politics for a long time so I’m used to yelling, making people angry, but today is the first time I’ve been physically attacked,” he tweeted. “I was just out delivering my council leaflet when a man came out of his house, grabbed me by the throat and put the leaflet down my shirt, using all sorts of profanity as he did so. I have reported it to the police. ” He added: “Whatever divides us, this kind of bullying and abuse of people you disagree with has no place in a free and democratic society.” Responding to Mr Lang, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said: “Totally unacceptable. I spoke to Kevin and this was a politically motivated attack by an SNP supporter. “The guy in question can now explain the particular characteristic of political and joyous nationalism in Police Scotland.” The Tories’ Mordo Fraser tweeted: “This is appalling. I hope you are well @kevin_lang. Politics should be better than this.” The incident happened in the Dundas Avenue area of South Queensferry at around 11.10 this morning. A Police Scotland spokesman said: “We were made aware of an assault on a man in the Dundas Avenue area of South Queensferry which occurred at around 11.10am. on Sunday, August 7. “A 65-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and investigations are ongoing.”
