Scandinavia’s long, good nights
The pleasures of our mild summers are vanishing
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Pippa Bailey is deputy editor of the New Statesman. She has previously worked at ShortList, the Mail on Sunday and the Independent. She would like to be internationally recognised for her long-form features, but you probably know her from writing about her love life in Deleted Scenes.
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