Our Deputy Prime Minister.

Angela Rayner is the UK's Deputy Prime Minister. No, she really is!

She doesn't have any of the classic attributes of a senior British politician, in fact she left school aged 16 (whilst 'with child'), and with no qualifications. She later became a Trade Union representative with the powerful Unison Union, before deciding to enter politics. Amazingly she found enough people to vote for her, and she became an MP. 

A video has recently surfaced of her discussing certain English school children.

She described them collectively as a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, banana republic, pile of scum. I'm not quite sure what she meant by 'banana republic'.

The children she was referring to attend one of Britain's most exclusive schools. Everything about Eton College spells 'excellence'. Entry requirements are possibly the most rigorous in the country, and anything other than constant hard work, and good behaviour, is rewarded by expulsion. Many of our most eminent politicians, military personnel, and businessmen, are alumni. Yet Rayner describes them all as SCUM.

I'm sure that none of them would describe HER as scum, they are too well educated, but Ms Rayner seems to think that anyone who didn't follow in her own lowly footsteps is fair game for her particular form of bile.

One doesn't wish to be too harsh on Ms Rayner. Most of us understand that her upbringing wasn't perfect, so we can forgive her much of her mindlessness. But to attack people because they are 'bright' is appalling; even for a Labour Deputy Prime Minister. Frankly, after such revelations as we saw in the video, I'm astounded that she hasn't resigned. But I suppose 'doing the decent thing' isn't something you'd associate with Ms Rayner.

Can you imagine a senior Tory politician describing all Comprehensive School children as 'scum'? It simply would never happen!