Earlier this month, Mark took Professor Dieter Helm’s new Green and Prosperous Land; a Blueprint for Rescuing the British Countryside as the subject for his Sunday book review.
Quite frankly, as Britain presently seems hell-bent on destroying itself at the present moment, I was very pleased indeed to discover that there is still anyone so optimistic as to think that it will even survive much less be able to be returned to a state of natural bounty and prosperity. However Professor Helm certainly seems to, and by Mark’s assessment, the book – while not perfect – is apparently worth reading.
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