1. Community Land Scotland
Linsay Chalmers

2. I just retweet these things out now and again, trying not to overdo it
I just retweet these things out now and again, trying not to overdo it ... but quietly hoping that folks in rUK and rest of world will see that #LandReform is gently rocking in Scotland, and hoping it will spread beyond our small but vibrant nation.
Alastair McIntosh

3. 18th and 19th century ‘The Clearances’
19th Century – riots, land occupations by disposed people
1886 – crofters get secure land tenure
1908 and 1919 – first community land buyouts
but…Scotland still has the most unequal landownership in the developed world

4. Late 20th century www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
1970s - The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1993 – Assynt Crofters’ buyout
1996 – ‘Who Owns Scotland?’ by Andy Wightman
1997 – Isle of Eigg community buyout
1997 – Prior to the UK Election, Labour had pledged that it would bring in land reform
1999 – Scottish Parliament established
2003 – first Land Reform Act

6. 2010 onwards www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
Community Land Scotland was set up by 17 community landowners to:
Represent community landowners
Raise awareness of community landownership and its benefits to Scotland
Share knowledge between members

7. What’s worked for us www.communitylandscotland.org.uk
An active and engaged Board of community landowners
Tie community landownership into Scotland’s narrative about itself
Community landownership tackles inequality and unleashes entrepreneurialism
Think creatively about telling the story
Be positive and work with people
Work with the Government rather than shouting at them from afar
Tell the good stories
Build relationships - even with those who may seem to be on the other side of the argument
Paint a big picture

8. English buyers see Scotland as value for money and the favourable exchange rate is likely to see a rise in foreign interest. She says: “For most buyers an estate is a luxury purchase to enjoy, not unlike a superyacht or a Lamborghini.

10. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION