Calm down dear, calm down...

[ixion]

A tad patronising?

[Ankou]

if you say it in a scouse accent, does it 'become funny' .... ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/..._scousers_200x150.jpg

[tamborine]

Obviously JK viewers

[moralman]

It's an insult and Cameron knows it. He may be a tw*t, but he's an intelligent one. He knew it would get to her. Well, he's been in the big seat a while now, the nastiness of the 'nasty' (or is that Nazi?) party is seeping through. It was only a matter of time.

[moralman]

Wouldn't have thought so, Zeb.

[tamborine]

its meerkating

[DanFlo]

The point here is Eagle was trying to tell Cameron that he had his facts wrong, the MP he was referring to had not lost his seat to a tory, he had already stood down. I didn't like the gloat on his smug face when he mentioned the non fact.

[Cowtipper]

Its quite noisy in there. I'd like to know what she was saying to draw his attention. Apparently a lot of the floor thought it was funny. It was patronizing but it was on purpose therefore not sexist.

[ChuckFickens]

"but it was on purpose therefore not sexist."

So you can only be sexist if it's by accident then?

[Cowtipper]

He could have said the same to a man. In fact, I think I have before.
The woman directly behind him thought it was funny. Is she a sexist? It was a joke to make a point. Therefore it wasn't a sexist remark.

[jno]

calling women 'dear' in a formal setting like this is indeed sexist. It is not the equivalent of 'Calm down, sir'.

[jno]

I'd say exactly the same if it had been Miliband.

[Ellipsis]

> a tad patronising?

Since when was PMQs a model for civilised behaviour from either side?

[boxtops]

It's intended as a joke, he follows it with "listen to the doctor"... I wouldn't be remotely offended by that.

[whiskeryron]

Zebedee, I am very very sorry that someone on here has had the temerity to criticise your lord and master, I'm afraid that the truth is our glorious leader is an arrogant & rude man & some of his true character is now appearing.Ron.