I don’t like this either. It’s horrible. Don’t be the person who creates a climate of abuse around politicians.
Natasha Loder
One thing I did while researching my book was read the statistics about abuse and outright threats directed at politicians.
It‘s horrendous.
A democracy cannot survive without people wanting to serve it. And why would they, if that is how they are treated.
Helene von Bismarck
For Fathers' Day, Keir Starmer posts a photo of his own father, who died in 2018, and a non-political message.
The replies are a torrent of vitriol & cruelty, all with hundreds of Likes.
We complain a lot about the quality of leadership, but there's a huge problem with the way we treat politicians
