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Bix and her Ferrix compatriots are now refugees — yes, more topical relevance — and the Empire has a passion for hunting undocumented workers.

When the Nazis came through in 1940 they interned Wodehouse and transported him to Berlin, from which the Germans persuaded him to make a handful of “nonpolitical” radio broadcasts for his British compatriots.

And so the bandmates picked up their instruments and kept doing what they’ve always done: Look forward, and play songs for far-flung compatriots longing for the sounds of home.

England's Tommy Fleetwood will be encouraged by his joint third last year, while his compatriot Matt Fitzpatrick is a proven major winner - but without experienced caddie Billy Foster on his bag after their split.

And many in beautiful, prosperous Vancouver stare back at their squabbling compatriots, across thousands of miles of towering mountains and mostly empty plains, and wonder if they wouldn’t be better off on their own.