The abuse became so bad that I felt the need to stop giving media interviews, writing articles and to remove myself from the public arena.
Campaigners say the site influenced 871,000 voters and prevented a Conservative majority. The Statistics Authority says its calculations are wrong.
I have reluctantly concluded that there needs to be greater regulation of the veracity of claims made by registered participants in political campaigns.
The abuse became so bad that I felt the need to stop giving media interviews, writing articles and to remove myself from the public arena.
From ‘fake news’ to micro-targeting, crowd-funding to data rights, we explore the key areas of focus for an overdue review of the rules of our democracy.
In large part, it has taken the post-truth idea up because of its own electoral weakness – and the feeling that it may not be just temporary.
Castro’s apologists find it too painful to admit they’ve raised a feeling of belonging above moral principle.
Many of the party’s new members seem to support him simply as a fashion statement.