RNLI Warns Volunteers Not to Wear Branded Clothes on Some Occasions After Far Right Threats The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has been forced to advise its volunteers not to wear branded clothing in certain areas after they were targeted by far right groups online.
The charity's concern for its volunteers' safety is understandable, but this incident highlights a more insidious issue: the increasing normalization of hate speech and intimidation.
Volunteers who wore RNLI branded clothing were subjected to vile abuse, including accusations of "treason" for doing their job.