Land reform
The Queen technically own all land in the UK, even if you’re sitting on a ‘freehold’ it is simply a “fee simple” version of perpetual leasehold from the Crown. A compulsory purchase order is simply a legal way of dissolving your lease hold with the Crown.
Kevin did a RSA lecture on this, in Ireland there was significant land reform and land was allocated to the people provided they could prove they were a good enough plastic paddy Note there is also no council tax or water rates in Ireland, nor any restrictions on building in the countryside. click
