[GJM] Who owns the World?

[Janos]

It is even more incredible that Kevin Cahill does not believe in Land Value 
Taxation.

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From: "robert searle" <dharao4 at yahoo.co.uk>
To: <discussion at globaljusticemovement.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 3:53 PM
Subject: [GJM] Who owns the World?


>
> Dear All,
>
>        On TalkSport I happened to hear a somewhat
> short interview with Kevin Cahill who has research,
> and published material concerning who owns the world.
> Incredible as it seems Queen Elizabeth II owns most of
> it (including the former colonies ofcourse!!)This is
> due to a legal arrangement, and appears in what is
> called The Land Registry Act which is "medieval" in
> character, and originates from that time. Apparently,
> there was an attempt to "repeal" it in 1875 but later
> in 1925 it was put back on the statute book without
> any real consultation with Parliament.
>
> When people "own" property "freehold"in England, and
> in the former colonies presumably they do so only as
> TENANTS to the Crown!! Most people know next to
> nothing about this! The danger of this (in theory)is
> that Her Majestys Government can take away any
> property from anyone without  much (if any) legal
> redress.
>
> Indeed, one caller to TalkSport claimed that they had
> a compulsory purchase order which they took to the
> European Court of Human Rights. However, it is
> expensive to do this.
>
> It must be remembered too that the UK has no written
> constitution, and people are seen as "subjects" (or
> "serfs" to the Crown!!)as opposed to "citizens".
>
>
>
> http://www.whoownstheworld.com/
>
>
> Robert Searle
>
>
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