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The sweet smell of success
The fragrance that introduces its wearer tastefully and without ostentation
Scenting success
The wondrous whiff of sex, spice and civet
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It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
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We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
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What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
In praise of the English football fan
No one likes them, they don’t care — and good for them
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Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
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Justified dissatisfaction with liberal modernity has curdled into something alarmist and authoritarian