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Britain is already a hot country. It should act like it
A land of long holidays, cool homes and tree-lined streets awaits
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Stepping off the 9.10 from London Victoria to Whitstable was akin to disembarking from a Ryanair flight in Alicante rather than a former oyster port in Kent. A little before midday, the temperature was creeping towards 30°C. As a wall of heat hit her face, one pensioner despaired: “It’s unBritish.”
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Summer deniers”
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