"It is no coincidence that when communities own land one of their chief priorities is building housing and addressing local need – they act with purpose and speed to address the number one issue facing the local area."
Ahead of stage 1 debate on the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill tomorrow, we have published a briefing for MSPs setting out our views.
You can read our full briefing here 👉 www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Community-Land-Scotland-CWB-Briefing-Nov-25.pdf
“Scotland’s land is owned by the few—and the Government is letting it happen….
“And why? Because land is power.”
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...
That is the case. What is classed as 'forest' in national statistics is mostly not a forest ecosystem. A particular irony: in Scotland, conifer afforestation grants are called 'woodland creation'. They don't 'create' and it's not 'woodland'
We didn’t vote for you to be complicit in genocide. We voted for you to protect human rights. @kajakallas.bsky.social @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu — you still have time to make the right choice. #SuspendTheDeal
Thank you for this ☀️
The Greens now have nearly 200 more councillors than Reform.
This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.
Different Rob Hopkins: the one in love with the future is on @robintransition.bsky.social
Labour has lost the plot. It's not a matter of 'sides'. Meanwhile rail travel is unaffordable.
More on the Westminster Quaker meeting house raid by the London Met police. Reportedly, they broke their way in when they could have just rung the doorbell. Is this performative policing? Story from the Quaker weekly magazine, The Friend, just in through my letterbox.
Yes the Guardian gets it wrong again on Scotland. This newspaper is in my DNA but continually fails to disentangle England and Britain. I've just unsubscribed. It's so post colonial everywhere, except at home ...
BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
I've paddled there too. And up the Black Water where we found evidence of beavers, before they were officially recorded. And we did get shouted at by some self-appointed representative of the landowners. Such a wonderful place to paddle.
Fantastic wee film from Scotland: The Big Picture. Introducing the Common Ground Forum working to overcome the polarisations around wild deer management in Scotland
youtu.be/08TNcC3S9n4?...
Rural Land Market Data Report reveals 54% drop in forestry sales 🌲
New report highlights dramatic decline in forestry transactions and low activity in large-scale land sales.
Published now, the report offers critical insights into land transactions from 2020 to 2023.
https://buff.ly/3ZJxE26
