Melissa Kite Melissa Kite

Why I’ve gone off country sports

Surrey’s rich lefties are deluded about what a ‘shoot’ actually entails

Credit: jimkruger 
issue 10 July 2021

‘Oh, I do so love to see all the lovely pheasants running around the place,’ said the lady walking the Alsatian up the farm track.

The huge dog was straining at the leash, pulling her along, but she was trying to stop for a chat with the builder boyfriend as he mended a fence.

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