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Wealthy use loophole to conceal value of £300m in Scottish land sales

Prices paid for large estates not being disclosed on official register, land reform advocates say

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Scottish land reform: vast estates remain feudal in scale

Editorial: Half of the country’s privately owned countryside is held by just 421 owners. New legislation suggests democrats still fear powerful interests

The Guardian - UK

JK Rowling and the King among those given tens of millions in forestry subsidies

THE King, J.K. Rowling, billionaires and politicians are among those who have been given tens of millions of pounds of taxpayer forestry subsidies,…

The National (Scotland)

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Pat Kane: Let's imagine a ‘new wild’ that will always surprise and delight us

The Scottish Rewilding Alliance is deploying Brian Cox this week with aims to make Scotland “the world’s first rewilding nation”.

The National (Scotland)

Lack of local tax reform 'one of Holyrood's biggest failures', Patrick Harvie says

THE fact that the Scottish Government has not yet reformed local authority taxation is “one of the biggest failures of devolution,” the ...

The National (Scotland)

Owner of Scottish estate caught up in £800m fraud inquiry

A WEALTHY Cairngorm landowner was caught up in an alleged £800 million money laundering and fraud scam that allegedly “cheated” investors out…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish rural housing charity announces closure after 23 years

A CHARITY working to secure affordable housing in Scotland’s rural communities has announced that it is to close down after more than 20 years ...

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The huge lost potential of Scotland’s vacant and derelict land

MORE than a quarter of the Scottish population is estimated to live within 500 metres of a derelict or vacant site ...

The National (Scotland)

Lorna Slater reveals her 'biggest political mistake' in Lesley Riddoch interview

LORNA Slater has revealed her biggest political mistake ...

The National (Scotland)

Land ownership in rural Scotland more concentrated despite reforms, study finds

Exclusive: Half of all privately owned rural land held by 433 people and companies, according to campaigner Andy Wightman

The Guardian - UK

Andy Wightman: How I would do Scottish land reform properly

AN ex-MSP is due to set out his own ideas for a “comprehensive” land reform bill that goes “far further” than existing proposals in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Ramblers unite at Scots Dyke to protest against England’s draconian right to roam laws

English and Scottish walkers meet in mass trespass to call for greater public access to land in England and Wales, like the more generous laws of Scotland

The Guardian - UK

'Embarrassing': Douglas Ross called out after glaring Scottish law error

THE Scots Tory leader – at least for now – was called out by people who actually know what they’re talking about ...

The National (Scotland)

Firm at centre of major defamation case folds - as ex-MSP 'owed £60k'

A FIRM which sold tiny plots of land in the Highlands has gone into liquidation after it lost a high-profile defamation case against a former Greens…

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Fury at plans for 8000-acre 'playground' for mega rich on Scots loch

LOCALS are raising the alarm over plans to turn a historic Scottish castle and 8000 acres of land into a high-security private compound for the…

Daily Record

Lorna Slater's £2bn deal to sell carbon offsetting forestry credits branded 'greenwashing'

Carbon offsetting deal agreed by Greens minister Lorna Slater could allow tax avoiders to cash in on Scottish forests.

The Conversation

Freedom of speech: Scotland could derail Europe's drive to stop rich people silencing journalists

Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered by a car bomb on October 16 2017, near her home in northern Malta. For years she had been reporting on a web of corruption and money laundering on the Mediterranean islands, involving places as far away as Shanghai, London, Baku and Dubai.

The National (Scotland)

Ex Green MSP Andy Wightman reveals he 'won't support' indyref2 yet

FORMER Scottish Greens MSP Andy Wightman has revealed that he won’t support another independence referendum until support for leaving the Union is…

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Confusion over Scottish music funding leads to row over 'cultural vandalism'

THE Scottish Government has been accused of overseeing a “shambolic” U-turn after music classes across the country were cancelled with just…

The National (Scotland)

Revealed: Estate owner in access row owns land via offshore tax haven firm

A WEALTHY Highland landowner trying to block access to a path described as “historic and important” owns the land via an offshore tax haven…

The National (Scotland)

What the Scottish Parliament CAN do to tackle the cost of living crisis

"THE limits of devolution are tight, Westminster could do more, we do need independence. These are truisms. But that is not an excuse for…

Daily Record

Hollywood A-listers warned over 'plots of Highland land' in Oscars goody bags

A luxury item in the goody bag from Guernsey-registered firm Highland Titles claims recipients will receive Highland land.

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