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Wagner was not a Christian believer, but remained fascinated by the rituals of the faith and the way in which it appeared to satisfy...
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The strange twilight of British conservatism
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Small Men on the Wrong Side of History By Ed West Constable, 352pp, £20/$20.70 Even before the death of Sir Roger Scruton in January, it...
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