Pro-migrant activist and Calais volunteer Simon Dunning was on Sky News earlier, where he told Mark Stone in perfectly-clipped vowels that those in ‘the jungle’ should be let into the UK. Dunning’s message was that the government must “let in six and a half thousand people here who are begging for him to find sanctuary from the war“. Unfortunately at this point Sky’s intrepid reporter had to interrupt proceedings as the migrants below started a fire and began throwing rocks at them. How’s that for gratitude…

Guido has unearthed some footage that might upset the Green Party’s bid to reassure voters that they’re not a bunch of crypto-communist totalitarians. An old interview has emerged shows Sandy Irvine, the then chair of Newcastle Green party, coming out in support of China’s one child policy. That’s right, Irvine praised a policy that has resulted in forced abortions, compulsory sterilization and mass infanticide. Speaking to The Great Debate, the Green Party leader said:

Black burka wearing woman holds child’s severed head at Moscow Metro  reportedly shouting, “Allahu Akbar” according to Russian media reports. Horrendous.

With an early Easter coming up next month why not forget the chocolate eggs and Simnel cake and buy a book – either for yourself or to give to a friend. A book will bring hours of pleasure and be lasting reminder in itself of someone putting thought into a gift. Here’s my easter bookpicks – with hopefully something for everyone. They all have a salty connection of some kind!

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