joining me now is the guardian columnist 0wen jones. thank you for coming into talk about this. the evening, how are you approached? we had gone for a nightcap in the pub and we left, about six of us. six of us at 3am and we were about 30 metres away. i didn't see it because i had my back to the pub at these three to four men charged out of the pub, made a direct beeline for me, kicked me in the back, threw me on the floor, kicked me in the head and my friends tried to wrestle them off and were all punched and then they scarpered. there is no question whatsoever, it was me they were after. six of standing there together... but they went straight for you, that is what your friends saw? yes, i was their target. it is very important this isn't just about me, target. it is very important this isn'tjust about me, by target. it is very important this isn't just about me, by the target. it is very important this isn'tjust about me, by the way, i have been on the receiving end of increasing far right attacks, james goddard, followers of tommy robinson so called, the convicted thug. in t

the labour activist and guardian columnist 0wen jones has been on the today programme this morning afterrime — 0wenjones is convinced it was. this was waiting to happen. in the last year, i've been systematically, deliberately targeted by far right activist. december last year i was abused whilst i was on air by tommy robinson supporters who chafed after me, yelling i was a traitor. the same happened with james goddard, who famously harassed anna soubry. a few days after that i was mobbed by foreign activists in trafalgar square yelling homophobic abuse. they attempted to punch me in the face, spat at me in the face. a few weeks ago a far right activist who founded the british chapter of pig either posted pitches of me at a pub. —— pegida. he was saying he would draw on the skills of his past asa would draw on the skills of his past as a soldier. there has been a general escalation of threats and violence and death, no question whatsoever that this group of men while specifically targeting me and my friends had to defend me from an attack. which bit of you is that they are targeting? you

england try with ken 0wens throwing it to look karen dickie, his opposite number, from the lineout and 21—7 two england at half—time. in the second half george north and alun wyn jonesbut then george ford and... anyjones has some thinking to do. he names his squad for the rugby world cup on monday —— anyjones. we'll worry about that tomorrow. today we will enjoy the efforts of the players. they worked really hard, put on a good display of rugby if you're in that 80,000 you would wa nt if you're in that 80,000 you would want to come back to twickenham and watch the side again. that's a good thing. sounded like a one—day cricket crowd and onstage. disappointing in terms of the result but not something dwell onto much. it's about... things we will need to address. some of the positives as well from today and making sure that performance next week's an improvement on today. that's a nice accolade in terms of numberone in the that's a nice accolade in terms of number one in the world. the biggest prize for everyone is a couple of months in japan. whoever wins prize for everyone is a couple of months injapan. whoever wins the world cup is number one team in the world. ser