Really, these constant attacks on the credibility of asylum seekers are becoming too offensive for words. The latest racist accusation being used by the Right is that some of them are faking their ages to gain special treatment. The abominable Tim Blair takes a predictably fatuous line, sneering at the fact that some of those claiming to be teenagers have no hair.

Well, actually it's quite possible that they can be both balding and under 18. These people are clearly under great stress, and th...
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