UK Local Leaders Face Severe Threats and Growing Abuse

UPDATE - follow-up to 'A man threatened to shoot me': the abuse pushing UK councillors out of politics - The Guardian: Local councillors across the United Kingdom face a growing wave of severe abuse and threats that is driving them out of public service. Elected representatives report experiencing extreme hostility, including one incident where a man threatened to shoot a local politician. This hostile environment has raised serious concerns about the safety of grassroots politicians and the future of local democracy.