Tag Archives: Scottish Land Commission
Land and human rights – a post for the Scottish Land Commission
I’ve written a blog post for the Scottish Land Commission, in connection with its new Land and Human Rights Advisory Forum (detailed in this earlier blog post). This basedrone is simply a signpost to the Commission’s website: I’ll invite you … Continue reading
Land and Human Rights Advisory Forum
This afternoon, I had an absolutely smashing chat about land reform and human rights with some great people. Entirely relatedly, the first meeting of a Scottish Land Commission and University of Strathclyde Law School initiative took place this afternoon. A … Continue reading
Scottish Land Commission coverage of the Review of International Experience of Community, Communal and Municipal Ownership of Land
Today, the Scottish Land Commission published a blog post entitled “Is there such a thing as ‘normal’ community ownership?“, penned by its James MacKessack-Leitch. This blog post links to a report (PDF) which sets out international approaches to communal and … Continue reading
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Scottish Land Commission Investigation into the Issues Associated with Large scale and Concentrated Landownership in Scotland
On 20 March 2019, the Scottish Land Commission published a Report (PDF) on its website, and used that Report as an opportunity to make a number of recommendations about Scotland’s land. The Report is entitled “Investigation into the Issues Associated … Continue reading
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Research on the effectiveness of community ownership mechanisms in Scotland
A news item was published on the Scottish Land Commission website today, headed “Community ownership should become routine option for communities across Scotland, says new report“. This story introduce a report (PDF) by the Commission to the Scottish Government, entitled … Continue reading
Inelegantly wasted
On 21 September, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Scottish Land Commission launched an “innovative partnership and taskforce” to try to get Scotland’s vacant and derelict land into more productive, and more socially and environmentally healthy, use. Details of … Continue reading
Research on interventions to manage land markets and limit the concentration of land ownership
The Scottish Land Commission has just published a Report which it commissioned on interventions to manage land markets and limit the concentration of land ownership in places other than Scotland. It can be accessed here (PDF here). It draws insights … Continue reading
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Tagged land law, Land Reform, Scotland, Scottish Land Commission
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A year in review: some tender reflections on 2017
Don’t worry. Despite this blog post’s title, this is not going to be a romantic or nostalgic reflection on my year. This is a post about a different kind of tender. Scottish land law and related matters of land policy … Continue reading
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Tagged Land Reform, Scottish Land Commission, Small Landholdings, smallholdings
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Land Rights and Land Responsibilities: An Audience with the Chair of the new Scottish Land Commission
The University of Aberdeen’s May Festival 2017 runs from 26 to 28 May. I am delighted to be playing a part in a free event on Friday 26 May at 14:30, which is explained as follows. In one of the … Continue reading
Bu chòir Bile Ath-Leasachaidh an Fhearainn atharrachadh airson Coimiseanair Gàidhlig
Bha mi air Radio nan Gàidheal an-diugh a’ bruidhinn mu dheidhinn Coimisean Fearainn na h-Alba (agus seo link eile). Dè thuirt mi? Mar a sgrìobh mi anns a’ bhlog seo, a-rèir Achd na Gàidhlig (Alba) 2005, gabhaidh argamaid a dhèanamh … Continue reading
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