The Daily Mail is outraged by the government’s plans to teach school children the benefits of the EU. Predictably, and right on cue, Christopher Brooker accuses Europe Minister Geoff Hoon of attempting to brainwash our children.

Of course there is no mention of the veritable mountain of lies the Daily Mail (and the rest of the Eurosceptic media) has published in its efforts to deride the EU, which far more justifiably deserves the term brainwashing.

And, of course, on closer inspection, all the government is suggesting is that the school curriculum should not just teach children how national and local government functions, but also how the EU functions. Now, why would anyone want be against that? Unless, that is, they want to hide how it works so that people continue to believe the myths and lies that they spread.