From witch-hunts to McCarthyism, history shows ostracizing dissenting voices rarely ends well, but does cancel culture have any merits?

In the video above the Telegraph looks at the impact cancel culture has on society, both positive and negative. We speak to singer/ songwriter and activist Billy Bragg, Psychologist Prof. Stephen Reicher, Film Critic Robbie Collin, Columnist Suzanne Moore and columnist and former editor, Charles Moore. 

Read more and share your comments at: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/cancel-culture-modern-day-witch-trials/

Narrator - Theodora Louloudis
Archive - Getty, PA, Reuters
Director - Edward Emsley
Researcher - Elliott Daly
Production Manager - Carla de Nicola
Film Editor - Joshua Bourne
Motion Designer - Daniel Symons
Music - Audionetworks
Executive Producers - Danielle Robinson and Andy Mackenzie

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