NEW STATESMAN: How Britain’s political conversation turned toxic

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When did the current era of toxicity begin? Robert Ford, professor of politics at the University of Manchester and the co-author of a book on Ukip, points to the Scottish and EU referendums as flashpoints. They offered binary choices that “massively over-simplified complex questions, and encouraged people to identify with one [side] or the other”.

Period29 Aug 2018

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  • TitleHow Britain’s political conversation turned toxic
    Media name/outletThe New Statesman
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date29/08/18
    DescriptionWhen did the current era of toxicity begin? Robert Ford, professor of politics at the University of Manchester and the co-author of a book on Ukip, points to the Scottish and EU referendums as flashpoints. They offered binary choices that “massively over-simplified complex questions, and encouraged people to identify with one [side] or the other”.
    URLhttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2018/08/how-britain-political-conversation-turned-toxic
    PersonsRobert Ford
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  • UK politics