The appointment of Roger Scruton, knight of the Realm and Fellow of the British Academy, to an obscure government job has caused an outpouring of indignation and approbation, tendentious defences of free speech, and on what is otherwise a quietish domestic news day, has provided some useful copy for newspapers and filled some air time for the broadcasters.
Scruton scandal shows that British public…
The appointment of Roger Scruton, knight of the Realm and Fellow of the British Academy, to an obscure government job has caused an outpouring of indignation and approbation, tendentious defences of free speech, and on what is otherwise a quietish domestic news day, has provided some useful copy for newspapers and filled some air time for the broadcasters.