The Failure of Land Reform in Twentieth-Century England

Michael Tichelar is Visiting Fellow in History at the University of the West of England, UK, and author of The History of Opposition to Blood Sports in Twentieth Century England: Hunting at Bay.

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: The historical setting

1. The English land question in historical perspective

2. Land reform movements before 1914

Part II: The land question and taxation of land values, 1914 to 1939

3. The impact of the First World War and the spread of owner-occupation

4. The rise of town planning and the demise of site value rating

Part III: The political conflict over landed property rights, 1942 to 1979

5. The impact of the war on town and country

6. Tensions in the wartime coalition government

7. The post-war settlement

8. Continuing battles over compensation and betterment

Part IV: The land question and the housing crisis, 1979 to 2017

9. The triumph of private property and future options for land reform

10. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index