Colin Murphy: Engage and enrage – that’s the name of the game with social media and politics

Images: Getty/PA/Reuters A friend of mine went on a first date with a school principal recently. The conversation turned to polit­ics. Had Trump dropped out of the race yet, the principal wanted to know.

My friend was astonished: how could a school principal be so ignorant? (How could anyone?) But the principal wasn’t ignorant: he had just given up news. And he was feeling much the better for it. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news.