This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Make using incendiary or divisive language a criminal offence for all MPs.
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The field of Critical Discourse Analysis explains the affect of language on society and psychology. The current government are guilty of using vile ideology laden rhetoric which provokes anger in their followers. This could potentially lead to violence and tragedy as it has in the past.
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