1/ Really important report by @CommissionCE today explores how hate creates space for the “moral case for violence” while stopping short of the threshold for criminal prosecution. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n… 2/ Sara Khan, the Lead Commissioner (and formerly CEO of Inspire), deserves a lot of credit for taking on all forms of hate in this report and recognising how hate and intolerance on any side breeds further hate on all sides and can legitimate extremism and violence.

1/ This week saw a perfect, utterly depressing example of the brittle, angry, accusatory style of social media discourse bleeding into our offline world, in this instance, the chamber of the House of Commons. 2/ The reason social media is so important in politics is because it purports to approximate the vox populi. But it doesn’t. The notifications that flash up on MP’s screens are from folks engaged and motivated enough to get in touch.