Sir Roger Scruton - revealing hunting's heart

Sir Roger Scruton - revealing hunting's heart

Sir Roger Scruton’s passion for following hounds profoundly influenced his writings on rural matters and the connection between people and the land, writes Colin BrazierThose who hunt love and respect animals and come from all walks of lifeIt was at Labour’s annual party conference a quarter of a century ago that the mask slipped. With an election looming, Tony Blair was again pledging to ban foxhunting. The Prime Minister, wary of needlessly of…