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Is self-loathing the British disease?

It takes a refugee from Russia such as Konstantin Kisin to appreciate the open, tolerant life in the West

Emma Thompson, patron of the Refugee Council, has described the UK as ‘a cake-filled, misery-laden, grey old island’. [Alamy]

  • An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the West

    Konstantin Kisin

    Constable, pp. 18, £210

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