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Radical answers to the land problem
Two new reports propose innovative ideas on reforming land ownership, which the Labour Party should consider carefully as part of its plan for government, writes LIZ DAVIES

THE law locks up the man or woman
Who steals the goose from off the common
But leaves the greater felon loose
Who steals the common from the goose
Anon 17th century
Land is the only commodity that can’t be physically transported when exchanged. Hence the myriad different forms of land ownership, and its often outrageous cost.
That outrageous cost underpins much of what is wrong with modern British society: the housing crisis, our lack of public amenities, the gulf between rich and poor, the privatisation of recreation and leisure services.
Two new reports propose innovative solutions, which the Labour Party should consider carefully as part of its plan for government.
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