The policy of silly walks
Foot-and-mouth disease is not the only reason why most of England’s footpaths are still closed
ASIDE from a recent upsurge of cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Yorkshire, the plague is receding. The latest advice from the agriculture ministry is that in FMD-free counties, all footpaths should be open, and in infected areas, all except those within 3km (1.9 miles) of an infected area should be open.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The policy of silly walks”
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