Friday, 22 April 2022

A Right to Roam (But Not Very Far)!

The original English 'Right to Roam' was fought over by the Kinder Scout trespass. Factory-working folk, in Northern England, wanted to be able to walk in nearby Derbyshire countryside, in their (at that time minimalistic) leisure periods. The 'Right to Roam', however, currently covers only a disappointing 8% of the English countryside. A review, examining ways of increasing access, has been 'shelved' (i.e. 'kicked into the long grass' aka ignored) by the UK government (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/22/uk-minister-defends-shelving-of-right-to-roam-report-ahead-of-kinder-scout-trespass). The Leader of the House (a government minister) describes the countryside as 'a place of business'. Landowners clearly don't want any 'plebs' walking about on their property, without paying for the privilege.
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