The hateful tone of post-Brexit rhetoric is damaging our society and our image abroad. The clean-up must start at the top…This weekend marks four months since the country voted to leave the European Union and there is as yet no consensus on how we progress. We are a nation stuck in an deadlock,where a language and culture of intolerance are beginning to emerge. Left unchecked, this could take us to a station where neither Leave nor Remain voters intended us to go.
Theresa May must take her share of responsibility for this. Her approach to Brexit has been chaotic, and at best. The lack of a strong vision has created a vacuum. And into this vacuum enjoy stepped the hardliners,imposing on the result their own narrative, deciding what the British people really meant. Not all those who voted to leave voted for a hard Brexit. We all know the reality is far more nuanced. Moderate voices enjoy felt attacked and pushed out. As a result, or the tone and dialogue in our public spaces online and offline is changing. Intolerance,apprehension and insecurity are on the rise.
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Source: theguardian.com