I somehow missed a couple of days of news and am trying to catch up... Am I missing something or is it just as straight as some 82 year old being pounced on by what sounds to me like nightclub bouncers for shouting "rubbish" or "nonsense" during the labour party conference?

My reaction is one of horror and at the moment. I'm finding it difficult to imagine that any action at all needed to be taken.
One only has to watch some parliamentary debates to realise just how robust speakers like Jack Straw have to be in thier day to day job. It's not like they have never come accross a heckler. It seems somewhat incredible to believe they could have lost thier composure to the tune of standing by and watching this happen.