You are being economical with the truth. The visa free travel envisaged for Turkish citizens that you refer to is for a tourist stay of a maximum of 90 days. It is not at all comparable to the right to free movement granted by the Treaty to EU citizens which allows them to reside and work in any member state of the EU.

I hate to say it, but you strike me as quite unbalanced.

Unhappy with your life in the European Union? Well, you know where to go. But hang on: they won’t have you without a residence permit and a work permit. Try your luck, and then hope for the best.

Retro may be all the rage for the autumn. But as is the way with fashion, it will change very quickly. The old rag will start shedding more and more stars. Wait until Erdogan plays his hand and unleashes another couple of million migrants Merkel’s way. BTW, he is starting to hand out Turkish passports to Syrians (and any Pakistani, Afghan and Iraqi who says he is Syrian, u ijja, mhux xorta?) so, when visa free travel to the Schengen area materialises, they can all move on. And he does not charge €650,000 and do background checks on any of them either.

A pro-Europe publication is obviously not going to have any anti-Europe contributors. And pro-Europe people tend to be outward-looking. If you want a journal filled with contributions by Gladys, 70, from Clacton-on-Sea and George, 56, sleeps in Union Flag boxers, start one yourself. At least Boris Johnson can write.

Now I deserve to be taken out and shot.