1. At the time of the #ChickenCoup, on the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in an area of Liverpool known for one or two rough pubs, a window was smashed at the side of a building that just so happened to have Angela Eagle's constituency office at the back of it.
2. I'm sure you all remember the claims that a brick (it wasn't) had been thrown through her window (it wasn't) by Corbyn supporters to threaten Eagle. In fact, the police later confirmed it was a bit of masonry, but never found out who did it.
3. Then there was the "cancelled meeting in Luton" due to the "hotel receiving threats". Except there was no evidence of any threats being made. The reason given by the hotel was that they became aware of the nature of the meeting (maybe they were Tory supporters)
4. So forgive me if I don't leap to Rosie Duffield's defence as she alleges "threats" from trans allies. I am fairly sure she gets abuse on social media. All MPs do (with Diane Abbott, sadly, the leading recipient).
5. But I'm very much a "once bitten twice shy" kind of person. When you have had 2 members of your staff resign because of what was, in their view, transphobic behaviour, and you keep liking or RT'ing transphobic tweets, you don't get to claim you're the one being persecuted.
6. Especially in the lead-up to party Conference. She didn't want to show up at her own city's Gay Pride which is, to Labour's eternal shame, actually sponsored by the Tories. If she doesn't want to turn up to Conference, good for her. But she needs to stop blaming others. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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