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Tom Kelly: Words matter as social media bullies get nasty

Last week’s social media attacks on Doug Beattie, the Ulster Unionist leader, were almost feral. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire
Tom Kelly
There is nothing new about nastiness in politics. The late Tory MP, Terry Dicks, was an outrageously offensive character. He was disliked across the House of Commons. The former Labour minister To[...]

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