BOD
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Tarring all land owners with one brush a bit there BOD!
Are you saying that the land my Grandad bought, with money, and then worked all his life on to make a living, inhereted by my Dad and Uncle who likewise have worked all their lives on should be open to all and saundry to do what they want on?
No. Not at all. City dwellers out for a bit of fishing or camping are a blight in many cases and the landowner a better custodian of the land.
I left out what I intended to say and that is that there should be more public land, bought back by the state if necessary and access corridors to the benefit of ramblers animals etc. A long and difficult process but needed in many places.
The horse may have bolted in the British case but all is not lost. Other countries were able to limit the encroachment of landowners and preserve public access to public land and parks even if I admit many of the public abuse the privilege.
However, the situation today is a product of the political economy of the the last few hundred years and it is true that the system generally works to the benefit of the haves and the smart have-nots who worked to change their status.
I am all in favour of settled communities and connection to the land.