Stones, glass houses and really poor use of language

Is this the most famous window in politics?

Another day, yet another anti-Corbyn story all over the nationals, once again prompted by a group of Labour MPs.

I bow to no-one in condemning any hint of violence or intimidation in politics.  Jeremy Corbyn himself routinely receives death threats.  After the murder of Jo Cox, everyone should take such threats seriously and report them to the police.

But I am really getting tired of headlines such as today’s: “45 Labour women MPs have written to Jeremy Corbyn demanding that he does more to stop abuse etc etc.”

For example, Angela Eagle wants Jeremy Corbyn to “take action” over a broken window in Wallasey.  Before you go any further, please read this very interesting blog post from Wirral In It Together.

I don’t think the blog post quite proves that the brick attack was NOT directed at Angela Eagle’s office, but it certainly raises a huge question as to why Angela Eagle is claiming that it was.  It’s an excellent example of lazy journalists failing to ask even the most basic questions.

Similarly, the media seems to have forgotten that Labour MP Jess Phillips last year promised to “knife Jeremy Corbyn in the front” and said she frequently screamed at her leader.

My colleagues seem to have also forgotten that Ms Phillips’s views on sisterly solidarity run so far as telling Diane Abbot to “fuck off” during a comradely debate about feminism.

What action, precisely, does Angela Eagle want Jeremy Corbyn to take about the broken window which she shares with five other organisations?  And can anyone remember Jeremy Corbyn ever talking to national newspapers about his desire to “knife” other MPs?