We have only ourselves to blame for the UK’s land monopoly | Letters
The GuardianFriday, July 4, 2025 at 4:14:00 PM
This piece argues that the UK's extreme concentration of land ownership—highlighted by a recent village eviction—is a problem of our own making. The authors suggest land value taxation as a solution to curb the outsized power of wealthy landowners, with one letter even referencing an 18th-century case where a landlord callously relocated an entire village. The underlying message? Society’s passive tolerance of this system enables its abuses.
Editor’s Note: Land ownership in the UK isn’t just about who owns what—it’s about who holds power over communities and livelihoods. Stories like forced evictions aren’t relics of the past; they’re symptoms of a system that’s still rigged. The call for land value taxation isn’t new, but with housing crises and rural displacement making headlines, the debate feels urgent. If we don’t challenge this status quo, the next village could be next.
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