The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside?For centuries weve 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. Theyre even paid billions of pounds of public money to be good stewards. But what happens when they just dont care? A small number of landowners have laid waste to some of our most treasured landscapes, leaving our