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Just pointing out: I'm not on here to give Leave activists another propaganda outlet. When I notice them, I block them. See thread with "Lesson 7" on Brexiter tactics: don't waste breath on those immune to reason or persuasion; and don't give them any more free publicity either.
Err: I wasn't suggesting "blocking" applies to family/friends... Though surely not just Twitter. Eg I've been approached several times by Express/Mail "journalists" for comment. Simple reply: your hate publication is a danger to UK democracy; please never try to contact me again.
Quite right: despite "REF pressure" on academics to show "public impact" for our research, there are limits to how far one should go. For me: lending legitimacy to hate publications masquerading as newspapers = 1 basic limit (esp since you know they'll distort everything you say)
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