I’ve got the message: security leaks are no laughing matter | Stewart Lee

It became obvious many comments under these columns were being placed by Russian trolls.

But nature abhors a vacuum, and soon the comment space the Russians vacated was filled by Tories and Brexiters.

Perhaps because the US government are now doing Tufton Street’s job of normalising rightwing talking points more effectively than just getting Kate Andrews on to BBC Question Time .

A paranoid reading of recent events makes it look as if they are targeting even their mildest visa-carrying critics, recently denying entry to a French scientist and three-quarters of punk veterans UK Subs .

The drummer from the offensively apolitical stoner metal band Orange Goblin was also denied entry five years ago .