Don't know the details, but this is extremely concerning.
The claim this person quickly deleted & apologised for centred on the accusation that Allison Pearson's tweets ran the risk of stoking hate against the #NHS. Pearson's claim that she was accused of running a "hate campaign" is not accurate.

Pearson HAS lied about the NHS before.
I understand the offending claim also concerned Peter Hitchens, who handled it very differently to Pearson.
Allison Pearson has RTd one of her followers who has "stopped believing anyone from the #NHS".

This whole incident is symptomatic of an EXTREMELY concerning underlying trend: the dangerously irresponsible fueling of polarization, & the breakdown in trust of experts & news media.
Nobody should be surprised that Allison Pearson is on the "Media/PR Advisory Council" of Toby Young's "Free Speech" Union.

Can you see what it is yet?

A gentle reminder of how they operate:

UPDATE:
It's no coincidence that many of those amplifying the antisemitic conspiracy theory of 'cultural Marxism', unwittingly refer to the critical thought of Adorno & others in the 'Frankfurt School', dedicated to warning us about the likely return of #fascism.

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OK, one more update:

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