A review of Mark Thompsons book:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/04/enough-said-whats-gone-wrong-...
Some interesting arguments here on the political rhetoric of the internet age, that have wide lessons (including UKC)
lets hope that the more upbeat possibilities for the future come to pass:
"public language has come back to life before, even as the last rites were being read over it. There’s hope for reasoned persuasion yet. In the uncertain interim, what can you do? “Open your ears. Think. Speak. Laugh. Cut through the noise.” It is not bad advice."