OPINION

Toxic politics

The dismissal of an MP who systematically debases the tone of political discourse was long overdue and should have gone without saying. However, the issue is not about a single person.

The toxicity of political discourse, which is stoked by social media, has been haunting Greece’s public life since the start of the economic crisis.

Those building a career on spreading poison and slinging mud should be removed from their parties at once.

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