Countryside versus town? Please don't turn this into a culture war | Patrick Barkham

Selina Scott's battle against predatory crows on her farm has been exploited for political purposes. We need to bridge the urban-rural divideSelina Scott is rewilding her 200-acre farm on the edge of the North York Moors. She says she reluctantly decided to control crows to protect endangered ground-nesting birds, including lapwing and curlew, that nest on her new wetlands. But the Yorkshire-born broadcaster- turned-farmer complains she cannot save her threatened birds because her brother, Robin (a former editor of Sporting Gun magazine), is now banned from shooting the crows that prey on helpless chicks.Town and country need each other. From one flows ideas and people. The other provides peace and quiet, space and food Continue reading...