Facing Down Bullies

Owen Smith who is challenging Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership at least had the bottle to stand up to the bully boys (and girls) who laughed and jeered at the mere mention of Kezia Dugdale's name at a Scottish hustings event.

As Jeremy Corbyn stood by, Smith commented that it was very odd to witness a Labour audience boo their own Scottish leader.

Strange times we live in right enough.  

 

Jezza's Bully Boys (19/08/16)

I've noticed that in the Labour leadership debates Owen Smith is often subject to booing and catcalls from Jeremy Corbyn's supporters.

Now the right thing to do in this situation would be for Jeremy Corbyn himself to intervene and tell his fans that this kind of bully boy behaviour not just unpleasant and unnecessary, but that it also sends a terrible message to the wider electorate. 

But that, of course, would require the kind of integrity and political leadership that Jezza so evidently does not possess.

 

Boos and Boors (11/07/16)

Andy Murray's victory at Wimbledon was a special moment which some buffoons in the crowd tried to spoil by booing when Murray mentioned the Prime Minister, David Cameron, by name. 

As it turns out Murray has much better manners than some of his boorish fans as he explained in a later interview:

"Did I mean to embarrass Cameron? No I certainly didn't.

"I appreciate he came to support yesterday and came to watch and like I said afterwards - it's one of the hardest jobs in the world with lots and lots of responsibility.

"I don't envy anyone who is in a position like that - it's extremely difficult."

Good for him, I say, because party politics have no place at sporting events and the Prime Minister, just like the First Minister, deserves to be treated with a measure of respect on public occasions.