Britain’s national parks are a farce: they’re being run for a tiny minority | George Monbiot

Dismal, empty and burnt to a crisp – these spaces are not for the benefit of the nation. We need to reclaim and rewild themVisit any national park in Britain and ask yourself what you are seeing. Is it the “wild”, “unspoilt” landscape the brochures and display boards promised? Or is it eerily bereft of wildlife and rich ecosystems? Is it managed in the interests of the nation or for a tiny, privileged minority? I suspect that if we saw such places called national pa