Douglas Murray Douglas Murray

‘The truth is hard’: an interview with Roger Scruton

The philosopher and novelist was right about immigration and education, 30 years too soon

To the extent that Britain has philosophers, we do not expect them to address issues of any relevance to the rest of us. They may pursue some hermeneutic byway perhaps, but not the urgent or profound issues of our time.

Roger Scruton has always been an exception in this regard, as in many others.

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