“No matter how strict the law on hunting with dogs is made, the question persists of how effectively it can be enforced across the vast tracts of Scotland that remain under private ownership”
land reform
A New report from Community Land Scotland has shown that over 1/3 of the Highlands and Islands has been in the hands of people that benefitted from slavery.
Slavery-derived Wealth in the Highlands and Islands
“How can Scotland even begin to tackle gender inequality in what is an already deeply unequal area of Scottish politics without even collecting the data to measure success by?”
Ellen Höfer: Equality and women’s land rights in Scotland
“Regardless of any promise the current government might make before next year’s election, we’re unlikely to see meaningful land reform inside the next parliament.”
Craig Dalzell: Making more of Scotland’s land
“The land which should be a rich natural resource for Scotland, underpinning our economy and driving our decarbonisation agenda has instead been turned into the eagle-murder capital of the world where the super-rich come to slaughter birds they don’t eat.”
Robin McAlpine: Ignore the lies – land reform is legal and eagles don’t fall from the skies
There was a fantastic piece of journalism on Channel 4 News last night, as Alex Thomson visited the town of Langholm in Dumfries & Galloway to see the land which the community is trying to get back from the Duke of Buccleuch. I say “get back” because part of the area the community is trying to […]
Langholm, stolen common land, and the Duke
“The dedication of campaigners with the backing of thousands of people was key. It became the last chance to take action within this parliamentary term and people took that opportunity – although it was certainly a surprise to us all.”
‘Everything is down to political will’: Revive seeks further grouse moor reform as Holyrood votes to ban hare-culling
Transformational land reform is an opportunity for us all. However, “Scotland’s powerful landowning lobby have a strong vested interest in maintaining the status-quo. Grouse shooting is part of that status-quo.”