We want to see:
https://tlio.org.uk/slaves-to-rent-uk-housing-is-worst-value-for-money-of-any-advanced-economy/
Provision of suitable free sites for gypsies and travellers, the right to squat disused homes/land
https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-jfi5m-15bf9ef
Protection of boaters’ rights, with river & canal bank allotments, fair mooring & licence fees
An end to the sell-off of public land to private developers and speculators
https://tlio.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/TLIO-leaflet-July-2022.pdf
We want to see
Provision of suitable free sites for gypsies and
travellers, the right to squat disused homes/land
Protection of boaters’ rights, with river & canal
bank allotments, fair mooring & licence fees
No more public land sold to private speculators
All social and private rented housing to include
a secure tenancy, offering better if terminated
Enough government-built quality public housing
to accommodate the entire population
All new homes, including flats, to incorporate at
least a 10 pole allotment immediately adjacent
Maintain, extend and enforce rights of way
Openness about land owned by the monarchy,
an end to crown immunity & FOI exemptions
A 'Use It Or Lose It' programme where empty
buildings are forfeit or put on a tax escalator,
where the owner can lose title after one year
Confiscation of suitable sections of the largest
feudal/commercial estates for public settlement
GM crops, industrial agriculture & mega-farms
banned. Tenant farmers given loans to buy &
build. A new, mandatory public land registry.
Open access to land managed by charities such
as The National Trust and English Heritage
Taxation of luxuries, not necessities; adequate
resources for government to house people
Publicly owned nationalised infrastructure such
as water, gas, NHS, electricity, banking and
railways. With services provided at or near cost
In order to achieve this we will
Take non-violent direct action to contest land
ownership and use peaceful civil disobedience
to support local campaigns
Hold conferences & commission expert reports
Retain a Parliamentary land rights lobby group
to draw up parliamentary bills and legislation to
bring about universal access to land
Lobby to enforce Article 25: 1, of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. Establishing
minimum secure legal standards for life.
‘Everyone has the right to a standard of living
adequate for the health and well-being of
himself and his family, including food, clothing,
housing, and medical care and necessary social
services, and the right to security in the event of
unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood,
old age or other lack of livelihood, in
circumstances beyond his control.’ 25, UDHR
Study history to promote traditional secure
forms of tenure such as Scottish crofting,
collective land management and common rights
Foster co-operative businesses to provide ethical
land-based employment & volunteer experience
Promote and develop links and exchange
programmes with land rights groups in other
countries where equivalent movements exist
such as Brazil and Indonesia
Contact us
Phone: 07786 952037 - email: [email protected]
comment on blog posts or contact us via our
website tlio.org.uk Snailmail c/o BHAM/PRSC,
17-25 Jamaica St, BRISTOL, BS2 8JP
