"The Daily Mail led a passionate campaign against the British hosting of Basque children, who had fled Spain in the 1930s to seek asylum with the people of Britain… [T]he Daily Mail sought to use a partial presentation of the truth to build up a popular dislike, hate even, of these children. And send them back to Franco".

It’s always good to be reminded that Some Things Never Change. Andrew Bartlett has a lot more more – read the whole thing. I also like his "if we must deport anyone, let it be [Lynton Crosby]".

If any SBBS readers need to take refuge in a foreign country, then they should consider purchasing this rather pretty French house. It’s in Vichy, so even Daily Mail readers should feel at home (and yes, that was the most tenuously linked plug ever).