MUCH THOUGH I TRY TO AVOID IT, SOMETIMES AN ARTICLE on the BBC’s website appears on what is called my “feed” — surely a revealing term if ever there was one. I am treated like a pig at the informational (and advertising) trough. But what I read is still my choice.
My attention was caught recently by the following headline:
Walkers forced to trespass onto open access countryside
This was most curious. Were walkers being held at bayonet-point, or threatened with dire punishment, unless they trespassed?
No, they were not. Instead, in order to reach open access countryside, they had to walk across private property to be able to reach it. This is not the same as being forced to trespass, however; after all, they could choose not to walk on…
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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024