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Absolute UnitsSchedule Update: Big Sheep, Big DreamsEpisode 4 marked the end of our pilot series, produced by a group of extremely talented students from the University of Reading. Now, we're at the wheel planning future episodes. The tractor wheel of our mind and our dreams.In the meantime: for a shorter bonus adventure, join hosts Dr Ollie Douglas (curator) and Joe Vaughan (social media manager) as they reflect on the podcast to date. We talk about what we've learned, what we've loved, and what we're looking forward to for the future. Plus, follow us down some random tangents like the US-UK trade deal, our...2025-05-2221 min
Expat Property StoryThe Secret To Reviewing Auction Legal Packs#212Have you bought or thought about buying a UK property at auction? Maybe you’re put off because you don’t know your way around a legal pack? Or you don’t trust yourself to spot outrageous hidden fees.Or you’re just reluctant to pay a solicitor hundreds of pounds to review a deal that you might not even buy.In this episode, we present an alternative solution.Jade Shrubsole has made it her mission to increase transparency in the auctions and is set to revolut...2025-04-1031 min
James O'Brien DailyIs it too easy to get disability benefits?Sir Keir Starmer has called the current benefits system unsustainable, indefensible and unfair. He’s vowed to cut £3bn over the next three years and is expected to announce billions more in savings from the personal independence payment (Pip), the main disability benefit. How hard or easy is it to claim disability benefits, and how worried are you at the prospect of cuts?Also, James speaks to Guy Shrubsole, author of “The Lie of the Land” and “Who Owns England”, for the details on the potential for Britain’s land registry to be opened to the public.And, Jam...2025-03-1155 min
The Green Alliance PodcastWho are the custodians of the countryside? With Guy ShrubsoleIn this episode, you'll hear highlights from our recent "in conversation" event with Guy Shrubsole where he and our head of natural environment, Lydia Collas, discussed his latest book “The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside?”.The book examines some of the most dramatic failures of land stewardship in Britain’s recent history. But also tells the story of the people trying to pick up the pieces, the small scale farmers, community groups and members of the public who seek to be the custodians of land, whether or not they own it.Some...2024-12-1740 min
Oh God, What Now?No phone, who dis? – The Louise Haigh fiasco• Get 20% off a year’s Patreon support in our Cyber Monday sale. Why not ask for it for Christmas?• Last few tickets for our Christmas Live Show on Tue 10 Dec at the Comedy Store London.🎵 Shoulda left my phone at home/Cos this is a disaster. 🎵 What does the surprise resignation of Louise Haigh tell us about propriety and forgiveness in the new government? Is it one strike and you’re out? Plus as Labour and the countryside clash we welcome Guy Shrubsole, author of the brilliant book The Lie Of The Land: Who Reall...2024-12-031h 08
The Plodcast274. A walk in Roald Dahl country with environmental campaigner Guy ShrubsolePlodcast host Fergus walks with campaigner Guy Shrubsole in the Chilterns' woodlands that inspired Roald Dahl's famous children's book: Danny Champion of the World.And rather like Roald Dahl's characters, Guy uses the issue of pheasant shooting to challenge conventional ideas of how land is owned and managed in Britain today and suggests that things need to change if our wildlife and wild habitats are to survive.Guy's book, The Lie of the Land is out now and is published by William Collins.The Countryfile Magazine Plodcast...2024-11-261h 03
Novara MediaDownstream: The UK’s Landowning Elite Are Destroying the Countryside w/ Guy ShrubsoleGuy Shrubsole is an author and campaigner whose new book The Lie of the Land seeks to expose the history of the British elite’s relationship to the land they own and debunk the myths that they perpetuate. He sat down with Aaron to talk about grouse moors, planning permission and exactly what we should do about The Fens.2024-09-251h 44
Novara MediaDownstream: The UK’s Landowning Elite Are Destroying the Countryside w/ Guy ShrubsoleGuy Shrubsole is an author and campaigner whose new book The Lie of the Land seeks to expose the history of the British elite’s relationship to the land they own and debunk the myths that they perpetuate. He sat down with Aaron to talk about grouse moors, planning permission and exactly what we should do about […]2024-09-231h 44
Escape To: This Spellbinding Full Audiobook For Curious Minds.The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside? by Guy ShrubsolePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718965to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside?
Author: Guy Shrubsole
Narrator: Guy Shrubsole
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 58 minutes
Release date: September 12, 2024
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
'Both dynamite and medicine' AMY-JANE BEER 'Brave and brilliant’ GEORGE MONBIOT 'Timely and rousing' THE TIMES For centuries we’ve been sold a lie: that you need to own the land to care for it. Just 1% of the population own half of England, and this tiny landowning elite like to present themselves as the rightful custodians of t...2024-09-128h 58
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Title: The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside?
Author: Guy Shrubsole
Narrator: Guy Shrubsole
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 58 minutes
Release date: September 12, 2024
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
'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 po...2024-09-128h 58
Feel Into A Best-Selling Full Audiobook This Weekend.The Lie of the Land by Guy ShrubsolePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/62354to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Lie of the Land
Author: Guy Shrubsole
Narrator: Guy Shrubsole
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
Release date: 09-12-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Outdoors & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
For centuries we’ve been sold a lie: that you need to own the land to care for it. Just 1% of the population own half of England, and this tiny landowning elite like to present themselves as the rightful custodians of the countryside. They’re even paid billions of pounds of public money to be good stewards. But what...2024-09-128h 58
the Best Audio Stories in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside? by Guy ShrubsolePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside? Author: Guy Shrubsole Narrator: Guy Shrubsole Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 12, 2024 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: 'Both dynamite and medicine' AMY-JANE BEER 'Brave and brilliant’ GEORGE MONBIOT 'Timely and rousing' THE TIMES For centuries we’ve been sold a lie: that you need to own the land to care for it. Just 1% of the population own half of England, and this tiny landowning elite like to present themselves as the rightful cust...2024-09-1205 minDiscover the Best Audio Stories in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside? by Guy ShrubsolePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718965to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside?
Author: Guy Shrubsole
Narrator: Guy Shrubsole
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 58 minutes
Release date: September 12, 2024
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary:
'Both dynamite and medicine' AMY-JANE BEER 'Brave and brilliant’ GEORGE MONBIOT 'Timely and rousing' THE TIMES For centuries we’ve been sold a lie: that you need to own the land to care for it. Just 1% of the population own half of England, and this tiny landowning elite like to present themselves as the rightful custodians of t...2024-09-128h 58
HarperCollins PublishersThe Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside?, By Guy Shrubsole, Read by Guy ShrubsoleThe Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lost Rainforests of Britain reveals how landowners wreck the countryside, and how the public can restore it
'Brave and brilliant’ George Monbiot
‘Urgent and essential … should be required reading’ Caroline Lucas
For centuries we’ve been sold a lie: that you need to own the land to care for it.
Just 1% of the population own half of England, and this tiny landowning elite like to present themselves as the rightful custodians of the countryside. They’re even paid billions of pounds of public money to be good stewards. But what happens when they just don’t c...2024-08-1504 min
Eco ChamberBathing water baddies PLUS River Summit special ft. Feargal Sharkey, Paul Whitehouse, Jim Murray, Philip Duffy and Angela HenryPaul Whitehouse, Feargal Sharkey, The Crown’s Jim Murray... This week's episode, recorded from the UK River Summit, features the rockstars of the water world and an environmental lawyer on a mission. Listen to the ECO Chamber to find out what you've missed.Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK's biggest green news stories, and take a forensic look at one of the deep-rooted environmental issues facing us today. For this week’s Big Green News, the team discusses:The bugs bothering England’s bathing waters;The cr...2024-05-2259 min
Paul English LivePEL 032 Who Owns England? Unveiling Land SecretsBroadcasts live every Thursday at 8:00p.m. uk time on Radio Soapbox: http://radiosoapbox.comClimate change and the ongoing debate about CO2 levels and their impact on the environment with a clip from Paul Harvey in 1992, which critiques the media's role in perpetuating climate crises. Plus land ownership and farming in England, 'Who Owns England?' by Guy Shrubsole, revealing the concentration of land ownership among a few families and the impact on farmers. He also touches on the challenges faced by farmers due to government policies and climate regulations.2024-04-122h 14