"IMM" wrote in message
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There is no estate over 5,000 acres in Ireland.

It is a startling expose of Britain's most valuable asset - its land. Kevin
Cahill's investigations reveal how the 6,000 or so landowners - mostly
aristocrats, but also large institutions and the Crown - own about 40
million acres [the UK has 60 million in total], two thirds of the country,

So that's about 6,666 acres each on average for 0.01% of the population.

- Compares landownership in Britain and Ireland then and now, highlighting
how Britain 70% of land is still owned by less than 1% of the population.

And still would be if the estates were limited to 70 acres.

* Agriculture only accounts for 3% of the economy.

How big do you think an average farm should be?