London, UK. 14th April and Robin of the Land Justice Network introduce a tour of London's wealthiest areas, demonstrating land ownership in Britain is one of the most unequal in the world, both in rural areas and in cities. The tour began in Westminster, largely owned by the Duke of Westminster, stopping at relevant points on the Grosvenor Estate, Park Lane, in Hyde Park, Grosvenor Crescent and Belgrave Square for information and speeches, ending on the 93 acres of the Cadogan Estate, the wealthiest part of Kensington & Chelsea for a final rally. Unequal ownership of land is the ba
London, UK. 14th April and Robin of the Land Justice Network introduce a tour of London's wealthiest areas, demonstrating land ownership in Britain is one of the most unequal in the world, both in rural areas and in cities. The tour began in Westminster, largely owned by the Duke of Westminster, stopping at relevant points on the Grosvenor Estate, Park Lane, in Hyde Park, Grosvenor Crescent and Belgrave Square for information and speeches, ending on the 93 acres of the Cadogan Estate, the wealthiest part of Kensington & Chelsea for a final rally. Unequal ownership of land is the basis of the class system and the aggregation of wealth and inequality that have led to our present crisis levels of homelessness and evnironmental degredation. Largely beginning with the Norman conquest, the battles over land have continued over the centuries, with the enclosure of common land and the current redevelopment of public land, particularly council estates, as private housing for the wealthy. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
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