"The message from [[Rosie Duffield|[Rosie] Duffield]]'s experience is that if you are a woman in politics, you'd better think really long and hard before you dare stick your neck out on issues you really care about – and not because people will argue with you, but because they'll threaten you."
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Rosie Duffield, the Labour candidate in Canterbury (who receives police protection), had dropped plans for her involvement in general election hustings because of threats.
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Isabel Hardman
Isabel Hardman, Lady Walney (born 5 May 1986) is a British political journalist and the assistant editor of The Spectator. In 2015, she was named Journalist of the Year at the Political Studies Association's annual awards.
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