Far-right memes are poisoning British politics
Westminster ignores the ugly side of social media at its peril.
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Andrew Marr
Andrew Marr is political editor of the New Statesman. He is a former political editor of BBC News, and hosts Tonight with Andrew Marr on LBC radio.
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