Loving the stranger

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The current debate about whether Britain should leave or stay in the EU has produced some pretty unedifying debate. Rather like the US Republican nominations, we have candidates building their case by belittling others and using point-scoring tactics. Both campaigns, for instance, have warned that the apocalypse is near if we vote for the other side. I confess I have stopped listening. Except at one point, that is. I nearly always listen for what is being said abo...