it was interesting that angela rayner labelled tories as 'misogynistic, homophobe and racist' and no-one seemed to dispute that. it's only when she described people who indulged in that sort of behaviour as 'scum' that folk went all hypocritically, hoity-toity snowflake about it. when you look at all the often very personal abuse that diane abbott (what is a 'master cretin' in this context?) and jeremy corbyn have taken it is ridiculous for the right wing press and others to be so mock offended. she was correct i reckon - i've often heard the tories as described as far worse. i reckon ridicule is more effective than abuse - but either is fair enough