'Jo Cox's murder wasn't just an attack on her - it was an attack on democracy itself'

'Jo Cox's murder wasn't just an attack on her - it was an attack on democracy itself' "The Daily Mirror launches a new version of Britain Talks - our landmark conversation project returning this September to connect people across the divides tearing our country apart" Ten years ago on Tuesday, Jo Cox was shot and stabbed to death on a Yorkshire street by a far-right extremist. A wife, a mother, a dedicated and compassionate public servant who believed in bringing people together. Her murder was an attack not just on her, but on our democracy itself. A decade on, Britain stands more divided than ever. After two summers of anti-migrant hatred, we have seen violence on our streets. Hatred directed at innocent families, echoing the darkest circumstances of Jo's killing. Today, the Daily Mirror launches a new version of Britain Talks - our landmark conversation project returning this September to connect people across the divides tearing our country apart. Jo Cox's widower, Brendan and Katie Amess, daughter of murdered Conservative MP David Amess, have come together to launch it with a simple but powerful message - remembrance alone is not enough. We must learn. We must talk. We must find one another again. Britain desperately needs more dialogue and less division. We owe that to Jo, David and the country they loved. Sign up today. We need to talk. Social media ban Every parent knows the feeling. The gnawing worry about what their child is seeing on a screen, who they are talking to, and what it is doing to them. Keir Starmer has heard those fears. His announcement that under-16s will be banned from social media is a bold move. Social media platforms have been allowed to operate like digital playgrounds with no adults on duty - designed to be addictive, weaponised by bullies, and indifferent to the damage they do to young minds. The ban will not be easy to enforce. Mr Starmer himself admits it will not be cost-free, that tech companies will likely fight it every step of the way, and that teenagers will inevitably find ways around it. But doing nothing is not an option. Generations of children cannot wait. Trailblazer Roger Cook was the reporter who walked towards danger when everyone else stepped back. He took beatings, broke bones, and was hospitalised 30 times in pursuit of criminals, conmen, and corrupt institutions. Never once did he flinch. Cook invented the doorstep interview and, in doing so, shone a spotlight on wrongdoing.