Post-Brexit political discourse in the UK

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth

Luke Lewis, of Buzzfeed, has a public Facebook profile. And he’d been using it to comment on Brexit. And things have taken a nasty turn:

Over the weekend, comments started flooding in from people who’d voted Leave disagreeing with me. Not just a few. Tens of thousands. Almost all of them angry and abusive.

Brett abuse

Real British gentlemen of the old school there.

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Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.

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Adam is a lecturer, trainer and writer. He's been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He lectures on audience strategy and engagement at City, University of London.