Fed up Brits say they've had enough

JIF HITLER invaded hell, I would feel compelled to make at least a favourable reference to the Devil in the House of Commons.

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Churchill's famous wartime quote was, of course, his wry way of explaining why he had to parley and treat with the monster, Stalin. What our prime minister was trying to convey was that sometimes, for the greater good, one must make concessions to the lesser evil. In Churchill's mind, Hitler was even more deplorable than Lucifer. Should the two clash, better to side with Satan than align with Adolf.

Which brings us forward 80-odd years to today, and Nigel Farage's undertaking this week to pay good money to the despotic Taliban to accept the return of Afghans who have illegally entered Britain.