Over the weekend a man attacked passengers at Leytonstone tube station, claiming he was acting in protest at the government’s decision to carry out airstrikes on Syria. One small ray of light to emerge from the incident — which left three injured — was a video of the aftermath in which a man shouts at the offender: ‘you ain’t no Muslim, bruv’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYjGaxYhDuQ
Since then the phrase has gone viral, with many tweeting it online as an act of solidarity. All very well, until David Cameron decided to go one step further and quote the phrase in a speech today:
‘Some of us have dedicated speeches and media appearances and soundbites and everything to this subject, but “you ain’t no Muslim bruv” said it all, much better than I ever could.’
David Cameron just said: "You ain't no Muslim, bruv" and here's the proof https://t.co/35dbWeniFs
— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) December 7, 2015
While Mr S doesn’t doubt the Prime Minister’s sentiments, he has quickly become the subject of ridicule for using London slang when he has an accent more befitting of a member of the landed gentry.
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