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    DEREK BELL

    Mar 23, 2022 3 minutes

    his is the most difficult column I have ever written. I am currently on a skiing trip, which is something I have been looking forward to for ages. Nevertheless, there is little joy to be found. Like most – I suspect all – of you, the events currently unfolding in Eastern Europe have left me reeling. I am not someone given to outbursts of emotion. I am, after all, British and our upper lip must remain resolutely stiff at all times. Nevertheless, I find it impossible to

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