Your next door neighbour has an audience of 2, Eliza. Johnson has an audience of millions. Your neighbour knows you will not take offence. Johnson knows that some people will and is purposely provocative to further his own ends. I know you are an intelligent person and will be very surprised if you cannot see the difference. The fact that he is a leading member of your chosen party should not be an excuse for gross insensitivity.

One of your colleagues on here refers to those to the left of the political spectrum as leftards and calls another intelligent woman Abbototamus because of her weight and ethnic background. Would you excuse that as well?