Dowden, a David for our times, sees off the footballing Goliath. By whispering “boo!” At which the giant bursts into tears.

The Culture Secretary deserves a gold-plated edition of the Bluffers’ Guide to Politics, and must feel this morning like the proverbial dog with two cocks.

Iain Dale: How will May cope with being written up as the worst Prime Minister in modern history?

Plus: My interviews with the Conservative leadership candidates – and, no, I haven’t a clue who will win.

Iain Dale: Guess who mentioned Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Hitler, Hitler…and, yes, Hitler?

Yes, Livingstone named him 12 times when interviewed by me this week. Plus: Saudi Arabia uncovered, Michael Howard unmuzzled. And: In memory of Helen Szamuely.

Iain Dale: He was five foot four, and I’m six foot two, but I’m wanted none the less to play Mussolini

Plus: Salmond’s revisionist view of Thatcher. My weekly Brexit briefing begins. And: the glory of Tim Shipman’s “All Out War”.

Iain Dale: The UKIP leadership election. Five nonentities and Diane James.

Plus: Trump’s folly, Miliband’s mess, my first West Ham game at the Olympic Stadium – and Margaret Thatcher, Queen of Game Shows.

Thom Goddard: As Euro 2016 kicks off, remember that Brexit could blight British football

The effect of the so-called Bosman ruling would be to create a revolting stagnation of the English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish leagues.

Iain Dale: The task of Leave campaigners now is to come together, unite – and fight the campaign of their lives.

Plus: The ludicrous Evan Harris. My broken mobile. The menace of TTIP. The smears of Yvette Cooper. And: why Polly Toynbee swiftly changed the subject.

Iain Dale: Can we now put signs up all over Britain, saying: “LibDems: losing here”?

Plus: My partner votes for a nutter. Downing Street disasters. West Ham’s agony. The gifted Suzanne Evans. And finally: What I might do to really, really annoy you…