JEREMY VINE: Joey Barton's vile social media hate campaign made me fear for my safety - these are 'disturbed' and 'cowardly' bully's sinister attempts to harm me and why I HAD to drag him through the courts

It was when Jeremy Vine had a safety expert follow him on his commute, assessing where he might be vulnerable to attack, that the enormity of the hate campaign against him by Joey Barton hit home.