At last, the whole world can see just what kind of person Nicholas Hoogstraten is - the man who famously described ramblers as "the scum of the earth" and people "with no stake in society".
Now everyone knows what sort of stake he wanted to have in society - a stake through the heart of civilised behaviour and laws designed to protect us from the ruthless pursuit of self-interest by the rich and unscrupulous.
-Joan MacGregor, Balfour Road, Brighton
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