A review will take place this summer of Scotland’s Community Right to Buy Scheme. As part of this process and to find out the benefits for where you live Community Land Scotland […]
Powering Change With Community Right to Buy
“Ownership or control of land and buildings – both urban and rural – is a powerful tool for communities to drive change and achieve their goals. It can help to develop the local economy, provide activities and services, and boost community identity.” – Mairi Gougeon
Green Lairds & Tory Cuts to Benefits: This Week’s Politics
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
Reclaiming Our Land By Rob Gibson
“I believe that we are closer to reclaiming our land than ever before. Political will based on a wide consensus for change is now in play.” Rob Gibson
Scotland, Slavery & Land: ‘Follow the Money’
This influx of wealth, said Dr Mackinnon, especially from 1820 – 1850, is ‘trophy on display’ by turning the land whole scale over to hunting and fishing using colonial derived wealth.
Community Land Ownership Praised
“Scotland’s land is one of our greatest assets, and in an inclusive and progressive Scotland it is only right that everyone has the opportunity to benefit from our assets.