New Statesman: The Dad's Army years

The cover of the latest edition of the New Statesman (right) is certainly an eye-catching affair with rampant swastikas marching on a map of Europe.

It's a dark and deeply disturbing image, underpinning some powerful and thought-provoking editorial.

But is it just me, or when coupled with the strapline flagging David Blanchflower's entirely unrelated George Osborne article along the bottom of the page, does the whole thing start to feel a little bit 'Dad's Army'. 

All together now: "Who do you think you are kidding Mr Osborne..."