London Belongs to Me is the name of a rather good book by Norman Collins. It’s a rambling novel about London life before, during and after the Blitz with a cast of strong and intriguing characters. Who could write a book today with such a name? The film of the book is much chopped andContinue reading “London Belongs to Me – or does it?”
Category Archives: Land ownership
The Crown Estate
“Since 1760, the net income of The Crown Estate has been surrendered to the Exchequer by the Monarch under successive Civil List Acts, passed at the beginning of each reign. The Crown Estate is though owned by the Monarch in right of the Crown. This means that the Queen owns it by virtue of holdingContinue reading “The Crown Estate”
Hougham
Part of the walk was across rough scrub land. It was much wetter and muddier than expected. Lines of barbed wire and keep out notices. Private property; which is a social relation, and a powerful one. The church of St Lawrence at Hougham has experienced a significant amount of alteration. These changes, expressed for exampleContinue reading “Hougham”
Land and Property
The relationship between landowners and big business is a capitalist one. In the middle ages there was no big business, but there were landowners. While many other classes of society were eliminated by the development of capitalism (the peasantry, guild workers, knights) the landowners remained. They are still with us today. Land is a sourceContinue reading “Land and Property”
Commodity Fetishism 