Why the obsession with ‘calling it out’?

Jo Swinson wearing a “Votes for Women” sash in the House of Commons on Tuesday – the 100th anniversary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act, which gave certain women over the age of 30 the vote.The House of Commons is celebrating the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 as I write, and discussing the abuse of politicians, naturally.• As I usually agree with Jenni Murray, my exact contemporary, I was surprised to see that she was mistaken