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17 August 2011

Heffer: Germany has become a “Fourth Reich“

Germany is using the financial crisis "to conquer Europe", says Daily Mail columnist.

By George Eaton

Never prone to understatement, Simon Heffer scales new heights of hyperbole in today’s Daily Mail.

He writes: “Where Hitler failed by military means to conquer Europe, modern Germans are succeeding through trade and financial discipline. Welcome to the Fourth Reich.”

For his efforts, Heffer is rewarded with the inaugural reductio ad Hiterlum of the month award.

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