来源：《卫报》
原文刊登日期：2024年2月4日
The announcement last week by the justice minister, Mike Freer, that he is stepping away from politics because of violent threats made against him, is further and deeply disturbing proof of the harm caused by such behaviour. Elected representatives should not face this treatment. The danger is not only that they and those close to them may suffer psychological harm or physical attack. It is also that they and others who could contribute greatly to public life are deterred from standing for parliament.