right to roam Archives

Land reform in the UK: Reporting from the mass trespass

October 25, 2021 by Ian Scoones

The secret has been exposed, people have rediscovered the value of the countryside during the pandemic and the debate has become even more pressing as further restrictive measures are proposed for those who most rely on mobility and access in the countryside.

English Landowners have Stolen our Rights. It is Time to Reclaim Them

August 19, 2020 by George Monbiot

Almost all of us, in England and many other nations, are born on the wrong side of the law. The disproportionate weight that the law gives to property rights makes nearly everyone a second-class citizen before they draw their first breath, fenced out of the good life we could lead.