PMQS AND 'THAT BLOODY WOMAN'

PMQS AND THAT ‘BLOODY WOMAN’
Now a change of subject. It is Wednesday and I deliberately missed PMQs. I am tired of the tribal rhetoric and the toing and froing re Brexit. It is going forward (somewhere) and seemingly more backward every day. It is so bloody tribal in that chamber.
But today the media are on Jeremy’s case regarding what he mouthed after the PM sat down. It has been denied and that he is supposed to have mouthed ‘silly people’ and if that is the case then my lips work in a different way to his. It looked to me like ‘silly woman’ and if everyone thinks that he did say that and a spokesman has denied it then this could run and run for days. It s on the media channels and if he denies it he can easily be viewed as a liar.

I am watching Sky News and most of the people asked to comment have been female. That's fine specifically where two of them have also been called, possibly as an aside, a stupid women and one those was the Speaker. In fairness to Sky the female presenter did ask what would the comments be if someone was called a ‘stupid man’? I wonder if the words ‘stupid man’ was muttered would that person be chastised for it.

There were strong words from others in the chamber and one member uttered the word ‘ ‘Misoginyst’. Mr Speaker will not come out of this well because he wanted to deal with it quickly and then Margaret Becket accused him presiding over a riot. And he has used those words - stupid woman - himself. I quote, of course.

Now what is the most important point in all of this. Well, for me, honesty matters, but for some there is an issue over being honest. Also would it not be good for the media say what they think was said. It didn't happen. Perhaps it is not there job.

And, more importantly, the issue of running the country should be seen as more important.