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Surely they told Liz Truss

Surely the question here is; can article 50 be applied for by HMG by Royal prerogative, or as it says in the article itself, only within the constitutional requirements of the member state. In 1972 we had a referendum about membership and then Parliament debated this and made a formal application. The result of an 'Act' of Parliament. To reverse or cancel an 'Act' requires another act, a step needed before the application can be made. It is clear that our PM is a bit vague about the niceties of legislation but surely the Govt lawyers will have told her this?

In my experience uncertain or unknown ownership of land is common in Ireland and Scotland. They seem quite happy with a situation that is accepted as not out of the ordinary, and register their interest under a variation of 'squatters rights'.

The Land Registry holds a nearly comprehensive record of the title history of all registered land, a huge archive of land ownership and transfers. For us plebs this means that information will be freely available, at a cost, to any marketing or snooping organisation. Interestingly it does not hold details of unregistered land, such as estates that have not changed hands since 1956 or so, eg. ageing estates in perpetuity so non-plebs can sleep easily knowing that details of holdings are still obscure and not up for sale.