Inside Scotland’s Land Reform Bill: Power, Politics, and Consequence | Don Macleod & Crawford Mackay

Описание: Scotland has just passed one of the most controversial pieces of land legislation in modern history — and we brought the experts into the Shoot Room to break it wide open.

Rich Stockdale PhD sits down with Don MacLeod (lawyer and land reform specialist) and Crawford Mackay (partner at Galbraith) to dismantle the real implications of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill — the bureaucracy, the fragmentation, the unintended consequences, and the uncomfortable truths no one else is saying out loud.

Here’s the truth from where I’m sitting: the Bill enshrines a lot of what Oxygen Conservation already does — transparency, measurable outcomes, community engagement, environmental accountability. That’s good. Scotland finally recognising land as critical national infrastructure is good. And if the Bill helps set a new standard for stewardship, even better.

But as of right now its complicated, confusing and complex.

They go deep on:
– Why parts of the Bill risk stalling Scotland for years
– How fragmentation could cripple restoration, rural housing, and renewable energy
– What the government got wrong about “big is bad”
– Why land is national infrastructure
– And how Oxygen Conservation’s model is now being written into statute

If you want to understand what this Bill really means for communities, climate, investment, and the future of Scotland’s landscapes — start here.

Honest, sharp, and essential. This episode will change the way you see land, power, and the politics shaping the places we all depend on.

Timestamps:

0:00:07 Introductions & Credibility
0:03:34 The Problem: Why Reform Land Ownership?
0:04:20 Will the Bill Achieve Its Aims?
0:08:01 Bureaucracy & Selling Land: Notification and Sale Process
0:14:57 Lotting, Landholder Definitions & Unintended Consequences
0:32:32 Market Impacts & Investor Perspectives
0:44:42 Climate, Biodiversity & Scale in Land Management
0:52:00 Opportunities, Pragmatism & Looking Forward
0:57:58 Misconceptions, Education & Public Understanding
1:03:25 What’s The One Question I Haven’t Asked You, That You Wish I Had?

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