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The PM has announced that the government will consult on a new offence in electoral law of intimidating parliamentary candidates & their campaigners. She set out plans to bring forward legislation to remove the requirement for candidates standing as councillors in local elections to have their addresses published on ballot papers, in time for local elections in May 2019. |
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Cabinet Office: New Electoral Laws proposed to combat intimidation in public life Government asks Law Commission to look at trolling laws Adam Smith Inst: Crack-downs on social media risks competition as well as free speech Digital Charter will set new online standards for years to come Sir Eric Pickles publishes report into tackling electoral fraud The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! (Allegedly) Online Information and Fake News Demos: Quarter of young Brits confess to ‘bullying or insulting’ someone online |
