Geneva
Jorge Luis Borges
A giant of Spanish letters who was forged by childhood exposure to his father’s vast English library
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The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
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The nation cannot continue to lose its top talent
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Joyless virtue signalling masquerading as scholarship
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Affordability checks on punters are counter-productive
Trump will not discredit Europe’s populist right
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