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In 1751, William Hogarth, the great London painter and satirist, produced Gin Lane, one of his famous etchings. This raucous image is a good place to introduce the story of the city’s most eccentric church, because in the background is the unique spire of St George’s in Bloomsbury.

Like a spectral invigilator, George Orwell is never far from our political discourse. Yesterday, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer dramatised respectively the sharp distinction he drew in a famous 1945 essay between nationalism and patriotism. The Prime Minister, for his part, finally ensured that his Rwanda bill will become…

England is a nation small in size but grand in vision. On this day of celebration, it is an opportunity for people to come together and mark with joy our country’s traditions, culture and history.

Labour leader uses Telegraph column to emphasise his patriotic stance, but some worry it may alienate ethnic minority voters