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A daytime television game show hostess has accused Noam Chomsky, whose name she cannot spell correctly, of being an anti-Semite. Why bother telling her?

She has been defended by a former game show host who acted a bit a long time ago, and who has somehow become this country's preeminent public intellectual due to his ability to read from an autocue. By the way, a lot of what he used to read from that autocue was junk.

We may all have thought "F**k off, George Galloway" in our time. But his radio and television programmes are absolutely vital. So was his last film, and so will be his next film.

The Integrity Initiative wants him arrested, which has to be a point in anyone's favour. He has never formally resigned as one of my Campaign Patrons. And we need him back in Parliament as a matter of the utmost urgency.

Rachel Riley should take her own advice. And she should take Stephen Fry with her.