Craig Smith: Monetised outrage and the erosion of local government

Craig Smith: Monetised outrage and the erosion of local government

Cllr Craig Smith is the Deputy Chairman of the Leicestershire Conservatives Area Executive and a councillor for Coalville North Division on Leicestershire County Council. As someone who uses social media daily, perhaps more accurately, hourly, for both professional and political purposes, you might argue that I am a fine one to talk. Social media is now embedded in modern politics. For councillors, MPs and campaigners alike, it has become an ess…