Seem to have different trespass laws as well. Access
I remember talking to a bricklayer at work, he said he had bought his council house, and saved and put in a new central heating system, his brother was a tenant of the housing association and he had been given a new central heating system at no cost, and spent all his money on holidays, cars, pub etc. Anyway he was not happy that his brother was rewarded for not saving.
I am sure, the Americans are surprised that our national parks are all private land too, and are owned by individuals.
I would argue that subsidies allow farmers to produce food at equal to or below the cost of production, this then allows the supermarkets to sell cheap food, so ultimately subsidies allow food to cost a tiny historical fraction of take home pay. No subsidy, either a great change in how food is produced or a lot of abandoned land and job losses in the countryside.
What’s this trash now? Capitalism ain’t perfect but it’s the least bad system ever devised. What is being suggested by these people is probably one of the most destabilizing things you can ever do in a society, make property ownership uncertain.
I remember reading an article in the business section of the paper, talking about property rights/ownership rights and how having those rights is a precursor to stable economic growth, this is why all the Russian oligarchs stash their dosh in London and one of the reasons the industrial revolution started in the UK
Take that comment /reply to @ Christoph1945 down please.
I have let an acre of land to a young couple for free to develop an organic vegetable and flower business, and space in my yard for their business and for them to live in their caravan for free. Because they show a commitment to the land and the countryside, so I'm happy to help them. I'm fine with people walking the footpaths although I do get problems. But I'm totally opposed to mass trespass and others claiming my 100 acres as their own when it was bought by me, worked by me, I've invested everything in it. These protesters have not.
Opening up access is a very different topic to that of unlawful trespass. Well if we follow the "its tax payer funded so we own it kind of thinking"..... I think I shall try exploring government properties in Downing street, the Queens residences, MI5, MI6, spend some time in the local NHS operating theatres and perhaps tour around some RAF aircraft hangers and other military institutions... might also check out properties in James Turner Street, Birmingham (aka Benefits Street) though in that case it would not particularly because I want to but just because I want to see where my taxes go....Now their is a scary thought, with rights come responsibilities and I certainly don't want any responsibilities over someone else's little monsters!
Have fun
