People attacking Corbyn for not bowing to the Queen need to ask themselves: who comforted the Grenfell victims?

The right wing press' attacks on Corbyn are becoming so hysterical, that in some cases it’s even turning voters away from the Tories and towards Labour

Jeremy Corbyn did not bow to the Queen and has faced criticism for it – even though he is not obliged to (Getty)

During the Queen's Speech, something happened that will likely be featuring heavily in some of tomorrow's papers. Although it won't be that Theresa May was forced to U-turn on key manifesto pledges amid chaos within her government. Or that she's still struggling to strike a deal with the DUP a whole two weeks after the election. It will be this: Jeremy Corbyn didn't bow to the Queen.

The outrage among certain parts of the media will be similar to when he didn't sing the National Anthem, or bow deeply enough at the Cenotaph. He has no respect for our institutions, they will say, and wants to destroy our way of life.

He has already been attacked by the Queen’s online foot soldiers. “This is a bit disgraceful of Corbyn,” wrote one user. “Unforgivable. A final demonstration of why he must never be allowed to be PM – he does not respect what it means to be British,” wrote another. “He has no respect for the Queen, democracy, Parliament or the British people. He wants a communist state with him running it,” wrote another.

Despite the fact that he wasn’t even meant to bow – and it was Theresa May who broke convention – the outrage exposes those who have been so offended by the Labour leader’s straightened back.

How can you be so upset at the idea of Corbyn disrespecting the monarchy and not be appalled by Theresa May’s response to the Grenfell disaster? Maybe you were outraged at both, but if you were, doesn’t May’s response put Corbyn’s lack of bow into some sort of perspective? Doesn’t it reveal the absurdity of our country’s class-based obsession with etiquette and protocol? Where's the perspective?

I quite like the Queen, she's led an incredible life and been a fine figurehead. But does that mean we should respect the system in which she has been arbitrarily placed, and the grossly unequal class system she represents? She’s just one person, but sits at the extreme end of a system that allows people to live longer, earn more, and have a much higher quality of life out of pure luck.

Compared to Theresa May's response, which she has just apologised for, can you really accuse Corbyn of “unforgivable” behaviour? May went to visit them in hospital a day later, but only after immense pressure.

Like any political leader, there are many valid criticisms to be made of Corbyn. But what has always been depressing about the right-wing media's attacks on his fealty to the Queen so far – which give us an indicator of what to expect in the morning – is how absurd, hysterical, yet totally effective they have been.

The attacks have whipped up distrust of Corbyn among voters who, like many, have great admiration for the monarchy. If you’re not sure about the exact Parliamentary protocol – and who is? – being told Corbyn did the protocol-breaking equivalent of defecating in Buckingham Palace will have an impact.

But this is all now changing. The reason it was all so effective was because of the electoral vacuum on the other side. In the era of Ed Miliband, young people laughed at the right wing outrage. They tweeted jokes about it, rolled their eyes, and joined the Milifandom. But they didn’t vote, at least not enough. But now with Jeremy Corbyn they are.

With youth turnout finally at a level that can make a difference, hysterical attacks from the right wing press are growing weaker and weaker. Young people can see straight right through the extremist Cor-bin caricature used by papers like The Sun and Daily Mail. It’s become so hysterical, that in some cases it’s even turning voters away from the Tories and towards Labour, as demonstrated by the man who called into James O’Brien’s LBC show.

You don’t have to support Corbyn to see how this rebalancing act is a good thing. With the youth vote now in play, tabloids don’t have as much power to swing elections by scaremongering voters. They can try and attack Corbyn for his anti-establishment views but, if the last few weeks have shown us anything, a smaller proportion of voters are buying it, and many are starting to realise there is a lot more at stake.