A leading liberal politician has quit in fear of her physical safety. It is a crushing setback for democracy in one of the world’s most open societies A leading liberal politician has quit in fear of her physical safety. It is a crushing setback for democracy in one of the world’s most open societies S hortly after the first TV debate in the campaign for next year’s Swedish election, there was a startling announcement. Anna-Karin Hatt, the leader of the Centre party, the standard-bearer for