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It has become something of a cliché in recent weeks to argue that the language and tone of our politics have taken a turn for the worse – and that we need to dial down the rhetoric.
Healthy, vigorous political debate is the lifeblood of democracy. It’s easy to dismiss such warnings over language as coming from “snowflakes” – and to argue that if you can’t stand the heat, you shouldn’t be in the kitchen. But the concerns are very real and it’s been obvious for some time that we have lost – or are on the point of losing – that typically British civility underpinning political debate which has stood us in such good stead for so long.
This week, a poll was published which should shock everyone involved in politics.
According to an academic study undertaken by Cardiff University and the University of Edinburgh, a majority of voters in England, Wales and Scotland say they believe the possibility of some level of violence against MPs is a “price worth paying” in order to get their way on Brexit.
It is difficult to imagine a more disturbing finding, or one that more clearly demonstrates that the fears over the descent of pure politics to a dark place are real indeed.
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See Also:
(1) Barclay family puts Telegraph newspapers up for sale -The Times
(2) Ian McEwan Doesn’t Get Brexit
(4) Tory meltdown as party teeters on brink of civil war over PM’s early election bid
(5) ‘Waste of time!’ Londoners fed up with Brexit chaos and ‘childish’ MPs demand election now
