I am very dubious of these plans, as I am of anything where the government, any government and money making is concerned, it might come good, then again it might not as private ownership is just that, private and there out of public hands, how many more private land signs will go up and with that, that distasteful grey wire barbed wire cutting the green and barring access that once might have been not even thought of.
Rights of way, one might think they are enshrined in public law, but with that, look at the efforts of the Ramblers association, for rights of way can be lost if it is proved that the right of way is disused and when it's not, it can be diverted. How many bent politicians are there, especially at local level.
Then, lets look at the future here, what will it take for public mind sets to be changed, what will we be sold to make us believe something is necessary, farming, minerals, housing or even fuel, the future could change and those lost lands become what a company, maybe even a foreign company wants for it's own profits.
But is it a slippery slope, the land goes, what next, the beaches, the harbours, estuaries, tidal inlets,....... fishing grounds ?
Like I said in a previous post, the land sell off we are told is for the economy, to that I say, whose economy and whom does it serve.
But let''s not forget the job losses in this, for every person that loses their job, is a family on hard times and hey, benefits possibly and the inevitable impact on the community.
