What all this, and virtually every injustice in history has its origins in greed - for power, for land, for wealthy and status
The can be no argument against the fact that it did bring progress - at a massive human cost pad by the poorest
But even the benefits are temporary when tied to profit
One of the great symblols of the enclosures is the hedgerows erected to divide off the seired land from the crude gaze of the hoi polloi"
THese bacame accepted as visually beautiful and a refuge for endangered wildlife
When rural capitalism in East Anglia went international, many hundreds of miles of these hedges were torn down to facilitate the giant machines used by the multinationals that now own most of the arable land
This has opened the land to the ravages of the east wind, which has stripped the topsoil away, leaving once rich farming lands virtual deserts - short-termism which is destroying Britain rapidly
The wealthy are not to be trusted with Britain's heritage, never mind the welfare of its people
Jim Carroll