This is the opening to my essay on “Operation Raise the Colours”, published in the Observer on 7 September 2025. You can read the full version in the Observer. About 10 years ago, we stayed in a cottage in Littondale, a beautiful valley in the Yorkshire Dales. The first night, we went for a drink at the local. It was plastered inside and out with Union Jacks. The moment I saw the flags, the hairs on my neck stood up. […]

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