World War Two is probably the most written about and studied war in history. Saying it is forbidden to understand it only makes sense if you are a Nazi apologist or a Holocaust denier. Or both.

Ian Dunt If Saddam Hussein was so evil, why does McDonalds stop serving breakfast at 10:30am?

The dark heart of this catastrophe lies in this simple, depressing narrative: the state stepped back, corporate greed stepped in and innocent people died. Bit by me for The Guardian: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Suspect Cleverly makes the final two in these numbers. It's never as simple as this obviously, but presumably most of the Stride and Tugendhat votes will go to him.

One of the best headlines ever. Robert Jenrick has the charisma of faded wallpaper – now he could lead the Tories #ToriesAreOut #StarmerIsPM61 #farrightfails #TopTierKeir inews.co.uk/opinion/robert…

There is no sane world in which we should know Robert Jenrick’s name. And now he is somehow, inexplicably, leading the race to be Tory leader inews.co.uk/opinion/robert…

For any right wing Americans who are confused, this video should help clarify that Hitler and the Nazis were the baddies in World War II

"Only film can capture the blank-eyed soullessness of the Russian president and the ineffable sense of wrongness he carries with him; only film can capture the warmth, charm and humanity radiating from his Ukrainian counterpart..." #Ukraine #Russia theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/a…

What does an "honest debate" about immigration look like? "We could start by recognising that our attractiveness to migrants, especially to those who want to come here to work and study, is a huge comparative advantage, not a problem." theguardian.com/books/article/…

France’s new PM is Michel Barnier. Good luck et bon courage.

I interviewed Michel Barnier about the Brexit negotiations for my book on Keir Starmer. It would be fair to say the new French PM is an admirer of the (slightly less) new British PM.

Breaking: Labour is dropping the Tories plan to house asylum seekers at the RAF Scampton former military base in Lincolnshire The Home Office says £60m has already been spent - way above the figure previously disclosed - and "the site no longer represents value for money"

Oh thank god. I was legit dying for a sequel to the funniest political book I have ever read.

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