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Don’t let anyone tell you there’s a war on

4 April 2020

9:00 AM

4 April 2020

9:00 AM

‘Shut up — don’t you know there’s a war on?’ Strong hints of that attitude have emerged in recent weeks, and the hints are getting stronger. The attitude is mistaken.

The right answer to any enquiry about whether we know there’s a war on is that there isn’t a war on.

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Matthew Parris is a columnist for the Times.

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