This barrage of print has one overriding effect: in Britain, you cannot hear yourself think.

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You literally cannot hear yourself think at times.

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The ongoing refugee crisis and its extension into the heart of Europe shows that you cannot just shut out what you don't want to see and hear.

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You hear the same thing again and again: people insist that the Euro cannot fail, just after explaining why it's going to be so difficult for it to carry on.

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