The Lie of the Land
Who Really Cares for the Countryside?
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Guy Shrubsole
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Guy Shrubsole
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'Both dynamite and medicine' AMY-JANE BEER
'It couldn't be more relevant' JAMES O'BRIEN
'Timely and rousing' THE TIMES
The lie of the land: that Britain’s landowners care for the countryside.
Our landowning elite are paid billions of taxpayer pounds to be good stewards. But these same landowners have carelessly trampled over our best-loved landscapes, leaving the rivers polluted, fenlands drained, and moorlands burned.
Guy Shrubsole has travelled across Britain to expose the lie and meet the communities fighting back to restore our lost landscapes. This is a bold, shared vision for our nation’s wild places, and how we can treat them with the awe and care they deserve.
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- David
- 13-11-24
If you only read one book this year
What a fantastic summary of a lot that is wrong with England's current state of land ownership, nature and carbon offsetting.
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- IK Areki
- 15-10-24
Eye opening
Really well researched, chronicled clearly to allow the reader the depth of understanding of the generational depravity of the so called ‘stewards of the land’.
A truly emotive read.
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- Sean
- 13-12-24
A must listen
If you care about the future, this is such an important listen. Well researched and superbly written, it’s engaging and gives a comprehensive plan for what needs to be done to change the destructive path we’re currently on. Those in power, please read this.
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- Mr Bug
- 19-09-24
Another great listen
This is another great book by Mr Shrubsole. It revealed to me my own ignorance on some important topics regarding the health of our British countryside. It is not simply a book with problems and proposed solutions but highlights how changes can actually get made.
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- R T Boddington
- 05-11-24
A compelling call to arms
a brilliantly presented argument of why the existing model of Land ownership and management is totally failing Society and the environment, and how to fix it.
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- Mr. A. J. Hickman
- 28-10-24
Fascinating. So much detail and info...
... that I'd need to listen again. The ten suggestions in the final chapter seem wise, fair and achievable. Thank you.
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- Phil
- 09-10-24
Insightful account of consequences of private of land ownership
Well researched and organised account of the environmental and human cost of historic land ownership models in Britain.
A thoughtful call to protest and a plea to change our mindsets regarding the public ownership of our open spaces for the benefit of all.
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