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Surely never before in all of recorded history has anyone received so much hate, loathing, derision, censure, opprobrium for ... not liking a movie. Admittedly it is a truly shocking crime, but still ...

Watermelon gazpacho for lunch, with toasted almonds, fresh mint and a drizzle of the best Tuscan olive oil. Perfect treat for a glorious summer’s day.

The exact same people who insisted smugly that of course the characters of the Odyssey were not white people are now the ones smugly insisting that it doesn’t matter a damn what Homer actually wrote. FFS, guys. I’m on your side but just be consistent.

Pandering to racists? Absolutely. Whatever it costs. Supporting the nation’s future? Sod that. What can we cut next?

Breathtakingly stupid. Or utterly cynical. Or both.

The culture wars are hideous but they are also ridiculously messed up. The idea that an academic specialising in Homer should a) be debarred from talking about a movie based on Homer, and b) be classed as a traitor to the anti-fascist struggle for doing so ... is just insane. Get a grip, comrades.

For the second night running here in France, the fires in the Gironde and the Landes (and Madrid and Valencia) were the only story for the entire 40 minute evening news bulletin. Seriously, **** Richard Tice.