70% of the land in Britain is still owned by 1% of the population, largely descended from William the Conqueror’s army

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Quietly, and without fanfare....the English aristocracy sits on their pile of pillaged gold~

70% of the land in Britain is still owned by 1% of the population, largely descended from William the Conqueror's army

Norman descendants are still doing very fine in today's Britain.

www.zmescience.com

Well now, here’s a fun fact about Britain: according to investigative journalist Kevin Cahill, in the UK and Ireland, 70% of land is still owned by less than 1% of the population. In his book Who Owns Britain, Cahill argues that 0.3% of the British population owns 66% of the country, and these 160,000 families who own two-thirds of Great Britain largely descend from the army of William the Conqueror — the first Norman King of England who first conquered the country in 1066.
Cahill’s research traces the roots of current land ownership patterns back to the Norman Conquest of 1066. In the book, he explains that the introduction of the feudal system by William the Conqueror saw the Crown claiming ownership of all land, which was then parcelled out to loyal nobles. This moment basically set the stage for a legacy of concentrated land ownership. Strikingly, this one decision by a king in the 11th century still greatly affects the UK now.
This accumulation of wealth in the hands of the few continued. Despite subsequent changes in society and governance, the foundational structures of landholding established in this era have shown remarkable endurance.

 

[1srelluc]

Meh, they like being subjects.

There are a few who speak out.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Quietly, and without fanfare....the English aristocracy sits on their pile of pillaged gold~

70% of the land in Britain is still owned by 1% of the population, largely descended from William the Conqueror's army

Norman descendants are still doing very fine in today's Britain.

www.zmescience.com

Well now, here’s a fun fact about Britain: according to investigative journalist Kevin Cahill, in the UK and Ireland, 70% of land is still owned by less than 1% of the population. In his book Who Owns Britain, Cahill argues that 0.3% of the British population owns 66% of the country, and these 160,000 families who own two-thirds of Great Britain largely descend from the army of William the Conqueror — the first Norman King of England who first conquered the country in 1066.
Cahill’s research traces the roots of current land ownership patterns back to the Norman Conquest of 1066. In the book, he explains that the introduction of the feudal system by William the Conqueror saw the Crown claiming ownership of all land, which was then parcelled out to loyal nobles. This moment basically set the stage for a legacy of concentrated land ownership. Strikingly, this one decision by a king in the 11th century still greatly affects the UK now.
This accumulation of wealth in the hands of the few continued. Despite subsequent changes in society and governance, the foundational structures of landholding established in this era have shown remarkable endurance.

We need a revolution. And we need to kick foreign owners out.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Quietly, and without fanfare....the English aristocracy sits on their pile of pillaged gold~

70% of the land in Britain is still owned by 1% of the population, largely descended from William the Conqueror's army

Norman descendants are still doing very fine in today's Britain.

www.zmescience.com

Well now, here’s a fun fact about Britain: according to investigative journalist Kevin Cahill, in the UK and Ireland, 70% of land is still owned by less than 1% of the population. In his book Who Owns Britain, Cahill argues that 0.3% of the British population owns 66% of the country, and these 160,000 families who own two-thirds of Great Britain largely descend from the army of William the Conqueror — the first Norman King of England who first conquered the country in 1066.
Cahill’s research traces the roots of current land ownership patterns back to the Norman Conquest of 1066. In the book, he explains that the introduction of the feudal system by William the Conqueror saw the Crown claiming ownership of all land, which was then parcelled out to loyal nobles. This moment basically set the stage for a legacy of concentrated land ownership. Strikingly, this one decision by a king in the 11th century still greatly affects the UK now.
This accumulation of wealth in the hands of the few continued. Despite subsequent changes in society and governance, the foundational structures of landholding established in this era have shown remarkable endurance.

I like the date of the article,

 

[luiza]

Quietly, and without fanfare....the English aristocracy sits on their pile of pillaged gold~

70% of the land in Britain is still owned by 1% of the population, largely descended from William the Conqueror's army

Norman descendants are still doing very fine in today's Britain.

www.zmescience.com

Well now, here’s a fun fact about Britain: according to investigative journalist Kevin Cahill, in the UK and Ireland, 70% of land is still owned by less than 1% of the population. In his book Who Owns Britain, Cahill argues that 0.3% of the British population owns 66% of the country, and these 160,000 families who own two-thirds of Great Britain largely descend from the army of William the Conqueror — the first Norman King of England who first conquered the country in 1066.
Cahill’s research traces the roots of current land ownership patterns back to the Norman Conquest of 1066. In the book, he explains that the introduction of the feudal system by William the Conqueror saw the Crown claiming ownership of all land, which was then parcelled out to loyal nobles. This moment basically set the stage for a legacy of concentrated land ownership. Strikingly, this one decision by a king in the 11th century still greatly affects the UK now.
This accumulation of wealth in the hands of the few continued. Despite subsequent changes in society and governance, the foundational structures of landholding established in this era have shown remarkable endurance.

But what is your point ?
We British know all of this .
Do you imagine that the owners should have given the land away for nothing sometime in the last 900 plus years?
What was the point of being part of the aristocracy in past times if you had no land ?

As usual you are applying what you think are new and better principles to matters which were ruled from entirely perspectives when they occurred .

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

We need a revolution. And we need to kick foreign owners out.

Foreign owners eh? Article seems to say that the majority of the owners are home-grown aristocrats.
Perhaps it's time to ditch the Monarchy...demolish the tax shelters and punish the Posh~

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Foreign owners eh? Article seems to say that the majority of the owners are home-grown aristocrats.
Perhaps it's time to ditch the Monarchy...demolish the tax shelters and punish the Posh~

Im up for all that. We have a housing crisis in Britain yet loads of land is held by a few people. Unless it is growing food it should be bought and houses built on it.
London is mainly owned by russian gangsters. They dont even live in their homes. Let the squatters have them.

 

[Ringo]

 

[Libby von H]

Quietly, and without fanfare....the English aristocracy sits on their pile of pillaged gold~

70% of the land in Britain is still owned by 1% of the population, largely descended from William the Conqueror's army

Norman descendants are still doing very fine in today's Britain.

www.zmescience.com

Well now, here’s a fun fact about Britain: according to investigative journalist Kevin Cahill, in the UK and Ireland, 70% of land is still owned by less than 1% of the population. In his book Who Owns Britain, Cahill argues that 0.3% of the British population owns 66% of the country, and these 160,000 families who own two-thirds of Great Britain largely descend from the army of William the Conqueror — the first Norman King of England who first conquered the country in 1066.
Cahill’s research traces the roots of current land ownership patterns back to the Norman Conquest of 1066. In the book, he explains that the introduction of the feudal system by William the Conqueror saw the Crown claiming ownership of all land, which was then parcelled out to loyal nobles. This moment basically set the stage for a legacy of concentrated land ownership. Strikingly, this one decision by a king in the 11th century still greatly affects the UK now.
This accumulation of wealth in the hands of the few continued. Despite subsequent changes in society and governance, the foundational structures of landholding established in this era have shown remarkable endurance.

Wrong approach...FOunders of US rejected Primogeniture and Entail and that is what you miss.

THe law makes them do that, and you seem to think the opposite.
They still have primogeniture and entail in England unless I missed something
YOU MUST KNOW , WHAT IS THE ANSWER

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Wrong approach...FOunders of US rejected Primogeniture and Entail and that is what you miss.

THe law makes them do that, and you seem to think the opposite.
They still have primogeniture and entail in England unless I missed something
YOU MUST KNOW , WHAT IS THE ANSWER

The Settled Land Act of 1925 took care of most of what you're on about~

Settled Land Act 1925

An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to settled land in England and Wales.

www.legislation.gov.uk

https://www.cambridgescholars.com/resources/pdfs/978-1-4438-2864-2-sample.pdf

Primogeniture does not exist for purposes of inheritance in Great Britain...However, it is still the way Titles are handed down. There is a bill currently before Parliament to change this
Entails still exist..they are, however, easily broken in this day and age.

Hereditary Titles (Female Succession) Bill 2023-24

A Bill to make provision for the succession of female heirs to hereditary titles; and for connected purposes.

www.parallelparliament.co.uk