For an individual to discover all that is known about land ownership in England would cost more than £72m. The latter calls into question other myths around land ownership in this country. Shrubsole provides a compelling history of the challenges to land ownership of the last century or so, beginning with Churchill’s 1909 book The People’s Rights. • Who Owns England? : How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land and How to Take It Back by Guy Shrubsole is published by William Collins (£20).

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2019 06:00 UTC