James Forsyth James Forsyth

A real pity

There’s a fascinating stat in Prospect’s In Fact column.

In England, 57 per cent of children aged five to twelve have visited visited Spain and 54 per cent France. But only 44 per cent have visited Wales and 39 per cent Scotland.


I’m tempted to blame this discrepancy on our appallingly expensive train system but it probably has more to do with the weather. But it is a real pity as Scotland and Wales contain some of the most beautiful places in Europe to have a holiday. 

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