Labour's Tory-lite, Prime Minister, free gear, Sir Keir Starmer-oid, is
known for his ability to turn on a dime and for broken promises and pledges.
When Labour was in opposition, it promised a Scottish-style right to roam in
England.
There's currently a right to roam over just 8% of English countryside. The Dartmoor National Park is said to be the only place in England where you can engage in wild camping and that's under threat. Labour's previous shadow environment team led by Jim McMahon, had committed to a Scottish-style right to roam where there would be an assumed right to walk round the English countryside. A Labour Party spokesman has now said: "Let me be clear that under Keir Starmer's leadership, Labour has never committed to a Scottish-style right to roam."
What many people forget is that it was mass trespass and civil disobedience in 1932 by Manchester ramblers like Benny Rothman, that gave people the right to walk in the Peak District and which led to the formation of the Peak District National Park. Benny and other ramblers were imprisoned for the trespass and risked being beaten up by thugs employed by the Duke of Devonshire. Benny Rothman served four months in jail for leading the Kinder trespass.
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It beggars belief that in contemporary society, that land ownership is still based on events from hundreds of years ago. It is my understanding that many of the owners of our land cannot be identified, as they are registered in the Cayman Islands. It's estimated that around 50 people own nearly 50% of the land in England. We now even have former public spaces in urban centres that are owned privately. This is particularly prevalent in London, but is now extending around the country. I believe that I am correct is saying that the area situated around the John Rylands library is now privately owned.
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