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On this day, 1 April 1649, a farmer and writer called Gerrard Winstanley occupied St. George’s Hill

On this day, 1 April 1649, a farmer and writer called Gerrard Winstanley along with a small group of 30 to 40 men and women occupied St. George’s Hill, Watton, Surrey, England and began tilling the land collectively. Over the … Continue reading

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A Short History of Enclosure in Britain

Simon Fairlie describes how the progressive enclosure of commons over several centuries has deprived most of the British people of access to agricultural land. The historical process bears little relationship to the “Tragedy of the Commons”, the theory which ideologues … Continue reading

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Gerrard Winstanley – a hero of mine

“England is not a free people, till the poor that have no land, have a free allowance to dig and labour the commons”. So says Gerrard Winstanley a leader of the Diggers,  in 1649. At the end of the English … Continue reading

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Levellers & Diggers 350 year Anniversary at St. Georges Hill

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