Appalling Tory sexism

I read Lynne Featherstone's posting about her frightening "hammer airlock" experience and then thought nothing more of it.

So it was some surprise to see that the posting featured on BBC Politics after Tory London fire authority chair Brian Coleman had attacked Lynne for calling the fire brigade to this incident.

It really is disgraceful for Coleman to use this incident to make gratuitously sexist remarks. Phrases such as "dizzy airhead" are insulting and irrelevant.

It was obviously justified to call the fire brigade (as both the fire brigade members who called and the fire brigade spokespeople have confirmed) as it appeared the house was about to explode. It was not a normal airlock - it was a hammer airlock which causes a noise like a pneumatic drill and the floors/walls to vibrate. If you have had no recent bioler problems then calling the fire brigade is perfectly understandable.