WHO OWNS THE LAND?
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Land Reform
In the UK, farm subsidies mean that every household in Britain hands £245 a year to the richest people in the country.
In Scotland, for example, 432 people own half the private rural land
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A third of Britain STILL belongs to the aristocrats.
Sporting estates where the super-rich shoot grouse and stags are exempt from business rates.
Rural landowners are usually excused capital gains tax, inheritance tax and the first five years of income tax.
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The Scottish Government has announced a land reform programme.
The Scottish government will consider breaking up large land holdings "when they impede the prospects of local people."
Continued here: We are starting to learn who owns Britain
Sporting estates where the super-rich shoot grouse and stags are exempt from business rates.
Rural landowners are usually excused capital gains tax, inheritance tax and the first five years of income tax.
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The Scottish Government has announced a land reform programme.
The Scottish government will consider breaking up large land holdings "when they impede the prospects of local people."
Continued here: We are starting to learn who owns Britain
Labels: Britain, Buccleuch, farm subsidies, land, Scotland
2 Comments:
George Monbiot is pro-nuclear, and pro "re-wilding" our rural areas.
Sounds a bit "Agenda 21" to me...
Humans aren't "wild" of course, so you can visit a "wild" area but you cannot live there.
Seeking change is all well and good, but who's going to make order out of the chaos?
I'm concerned that a marxist/socialist agenda is heading our way, and for those of us who know our history, that's not necessarily a good thing.
http://www.thelandmagazine.org.uk/
Monbiot is definitely iffy.
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