The privatisation must stop before all we have left are gated communities and golf courses, writes Professor Brett Christophers of Uppsala University in Sweden
Public land ownership in Britain is in crisis. Since the late 1970s, when the government began what has turned into a long-term land privatisation programme, about half of all public land – 2 million hectares in total, or 10% of Britain’s overall land area – has been sold, mainly to private companies.
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