Original sentence: A regular victim of the latter trait is the Speaker of the British House of Commons Michael Martin whom he famously nicknamed "Gorbals Mick", a reference to the Gorbals area of Glasgow, despite the fact that Michael Martin does not come from the Gorbals
Edited sentence: A regular victim of the latter trait is the Speaker of the British House of Commons Michael Martin whom he famously nicknamed "Gorbals Mick", a snobbish reference to the Gorbals area of Glasgow, despite the fact that Michael Martin does not come from the Gorbals