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  The odd Welsh holiday village that looks like it's in Tuscany

  Two undertakers in wrap-around shades and top hats are frog-marching a captured pawn to the edge of a giant board. Men with megaphones are shouting instructions at the remaining chesspieces. A rebellious rook has already been dragged off by a pair of security guards armed with rubber truncheons and given an exemplary beating. Earlier, I took part in an election rally. Dressed in a coloured cape and sporting a rosette, I was part of a big crowd heckling one of the candidates. “Unmutual!” we cried

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