Tartan Mugabies

[barrydidit]

I expect Test Mangler along in a minute...

Give him time to put his face paint on

[barrydidit]

A tale of two islands as Gigha dream turns sour (From Herald Scotland)

Tensions are such that islanders will this week take part in vote of confidence in the chairwoman of the trust, Margaret McSporran.

[LondonManc]

Nope, it's a bunch on right wingers wanting all foreigners out.

Think you've find it's pronounced "champagne socialists".

[WTFH]

so is this really just about a bunch socialists moaning about rich land owners - without really understanding what is involved in the upkeep and maintenance of huge swathes of arable land?

Nope, it's a bunch on right wingers wanting all foreigners out.

[DimPrawn]

We can now reveal the main landowner in Scotland, as suspected has connections with wealthy German families and other foreign interests.

[original PM]

so is this really just about a bunch socialists moaning about rich land owners - without really understanding what is involved in the upkeep and maintenance of huge swathes of arable land?

[WTFH]

Excellent.

A completely empty thread.

Empty threads make the most noise.

[tomtomagain]

Yeah we've moved on from Scottish Politics. It's all Brexit now don't you know?

[minestrone]

"high level of transparency"

Fury at secret Chinese deal: Sturgeon urged to reveal full details of £10billion pact | UK | News | Daily Express

[minestrone]

"We will also consult on how to enforce this"

[minestrone]

I expect Test Mangler along in a minute...

[minestrone]

SNP optimism...

Community Buy-Out on the Isle of Gigha

Complete failure...

A tale of two islands as Gigha dream turns sour (From Herald Scotland)

[minestrone]

deliver social justice for all of our communities.

"push people into buying land they will never be able to sustain long term"

[minestrone]

the name and contact details of any person having a controlling interest in major landholdings and tenancies will be disclosed

What they want to do is get their followers to hassle anyone that is not Scottish.

[minestrone]

When the Scottish Parliament passed the Land Reform Act earlier this year I made it clear that I did not see this as the end of the road. As Nicola Sturgeon announced today, the next step in Scotland’s land reform journey will be to improve transparency on land ownership.

We want to end the practice revealed in the infamous Panama Papers of anonymous ownership of major tracts of Scotland’s land. The public shouldn’t have to rely on leaked documents to know who owns Scotland.

That’s why, if re-elected, one of the first acts of an SNP government will be to take forward a consultation on a new Register of Controlling Interests, to shine a light on land ownership in Scotland.

The plan for the register is that the name and contact details of any person having a controlling interest in major landholdings and tenancies will be disclosed and kept up to date on the register whenever it changes.

We will also consult on how to enforce this high level of transparency through measures that could include civil penalties or criminal sanction for owners unwilling to comply.

As well as increasing transparency, we will set up a Scottish Land Commission to ensure land reform is an ongoing process. We will continue to support a substantive growth in community land ownership through the £10 million Scottish Land Fund, and the extension of the Community Right to Buy too.

In government we have taken substantive action on land reform. Today, there are more than half a million acres of land owned by communities. But there’s much more we want to do. The next steps in Scotland’s land reform journey, including increasing transparency, will be at the heart of our plans to transform Scotland and deliver social justice for all of our communities.

Place just gets crazier with each passing day.