Taking a closer look at abuse in politics | Letters

Diane Abbott says she receives racist abuse every day – both online and offline. ‘The press whips up hatred and personal abuse far more influentially than lone tweeters,’ writes W Stephen Gilbert.If MPs want to do something to stop online abuse and harassment (May calls inquiry into abuse of politicians, 13 July), there’s one simple step they can take: they could repeal the laws that protect online publishers from liability for comments hosted on their websites.If Tw