We are living through the latest battle in a 300-year long ideological war over the meaning of humanity itself.
The “milkshaking” of Nigel Farage on Monday was the latest in a series of milk-based protests against far right political figures in the UK, with “lactose the intolerant” the latest evolution of a long-standing British slapstick tradition of throwing eggs and custard pies at politicians.
More than a million people have signed a petition that calls on Theresa May to revoke Article 50 and keep the UK within the European Union and prevent a calamitous no-deal Brexit in 204 hours time.
A leading figure on the campaign to leave the European Union has been recorded comparing the tactics the Leave.EU campaign used to keep immigration as the leading argument in the debate to the fear tactics that helped the Nazis sweep to power in 1930s Germany.
Leading Brexiteer Liam Fox has called on the EU for help in combating the steep tariffs imposed on UK exports of steel and aluminium to the US by Donald Trump.