Far too often you read or hear something so stunningly daft that it leaves you blinking and wondering what kind of vegetable this person was using in lieu of a brain that day.

This week I offer you:

Heels show the humanity burkas lack” – Joan Smith in The Independent applauds a Romanian minister who distributed high heeled shoes as aid for flood victims, and vilifies women who veil.

and then there was this:

“I’m a really integrated person. My husband is English and my friends are white.” – Saira Khan attempts to distance herself from the brown person on the sofa on ITV’s This Morning show during a debate about banning the burka in the UK.

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