Article seems to think that it's actually 0.04%: >half the country belongs to ju... | Hacker News

Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

login

pytester on April 20, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Half of England Is Owned by Less Than 1% of Its Po...

Article seems to think that it's actually 0.04%:

>half the country belongs to just 25,000 landowners, some of them corporations.

FabHK on April 21, 2019 [–]

Yes, why on earth would they round 0.04% to "less than 1%"?

Might as well say that "More Than 2% of England Is Owned by Less Than 1% of Its Population" - still true, nearly as misleading.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact