Archive for opinion
Janet Street-Porter: A coalition for our footpaths
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Government cuts to footpaths would represent a false economy for Britain’s health and tourism…
Tags: health & fitness, Janet Street-Porter, opinion, politics
Posted in Blogs, Walk Autumn 2010, from the magazine | No Comments »
Christopher Somerville’s A-Z of walking
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
G is for Green Man – that enigmatic carved face sprouting leaves and fruit from its nostrils…
Tags: Christopher Somerville, humour, legends & fables, opinion
Posted in Blogs, Walk Autumn 2010, from the magazine | No Comments »
The Great Outdoors
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
A new BBC comedy about rambling starts tonight, following the (mis)adventures of an oddball group of walkers as they tackle a different route each episode. So what inspired the series, and what will real ramblers make of it? Walk caught up with series creators Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil to find out…
Tags: humour, opinion
Posted in Latest News, News | 3 Comments »
Roy Hattersley: The land belongs to us
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
Life peer and former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Roy Hattersley recalls a century of political struggle for public access to the countryside that surrounds his Derbyshire home…
Tags: opinion, rural environment
Posted in Blogs, Walk Spring 2010 | No Comments »
Dave Wise: Beyond the crowds
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Walk magazine’s ‘The paths less travelled’ article was well written, very readable and totally irresponsible…
Tags: Dave Wise, opinion
Posted in Blogs | 2 Comments »
Will Self: Don’t drive to walk
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Will Self argues that urban-fleeing walkers’ tunnel vision of the countryside is both damaging and self-defeating…
Tags: opinion, rural environment, urban walking, Will Self
Posted in Blogs, Walk Spring 2010 | 12 Comments »
Bill Bryson: Give litter the boot
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Best-selling author Bill Bryson loves Britain’s countryside but loathes the litter, and urges walkers to get involved…
Tags: Bill Bryson, opinion, rural environment
Posted in Blogs, Walk Winter 2009 | 1 Comment »
Nicholas Crane: Feet are the future
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
BBC Coast presenter Nicholas Crane is excited by Britain’s new low-carbon economy, where walking is prized more than ever before. But, he argues, there’s still plenty to do…
Tags: environmentalism, opinion, transport
Posted in Blogs, Walk Autumn 2009 | No Comments »
Christopher Somerville’s A-Z of walking: C
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
C is for Company Curmudgeon Man
Tags: Christopher Somerville, humour, opinion
Posted in Blogs, Walk Autumn 2009 | 1 Comment »
Cameron McNeish: Renewables rethink
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
With a decision imminent on the proposed Beauly-Denny powerline through the wilds of central Scotland, Cameron McNeish argues for a fresh approach to renewable energy…
Tags: Cameron McNeish, Environment, opinion, Wind farms
Posted in Blogs, Walk Summer 2009 | No Comments »
