Fraser Sugden
@frasersugden.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof in Geography at University of Birmingham. Agrarian political economy; global peasant history; migration; land reform; Marxist theory; imperialism; action research. Views personal
In my whole life I've never seen a snake in Scotland yet today I've seen three. Two 600m up Quinag and one plump adder on the bank of Loch Gleann Dubh, Assynt
July 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
In my whole life I've never seen a snake in Scotland yet today I've seen three. Two 600m up Quinag and one plump adder on the bank of Loch Gleann Dubh, Assynt
Evening on Sound of Bute
May 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Evening on Sound of Bute
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Good to see this long saga written up, and well done Alan for persistence in nailing it.
GUEST BLOG by Alan Brown. Craiganour Estate has got away with a criminal offence. andywightman.scot/2025/05/crai...
Craiganour Estate has got away with a criminal offence - Land Matters
In my blog yesterday, I reported a breach of rules introduced to improve transparency in landownership. I have reported the matter to Police and will be reporting back here on progress. Meanwhile, I a...
andywightman.scot
May 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Good to see this long saga written up, and well done Alan for persistence in nailing it.
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Very grateful to @andywightman.scotfor hosting this article. It details the haughty disdain of @mairigougeon.bsky.social and the plodding incompetence of @policescotland.bsky.social.
How can we Scots prosper if we're not allowed to know who owns our actual country?
andywightman.scot/2025/05/crai...
How can we Scots prosper if we're not allowed to know who owns our actual country?
andywightman.scot/2025/05/crai...
Craiganour Estate has got away with a criminal offence - Land Matters
In my blog yesterday, I reported a breach of rules introduced to improve transparency in landownership. I have reported the matter to Police and will be reporting back here on progress. Meanwhile, I a...
andywightman.scot
May 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Very grateful to @andywightman.scotfor hosting this article. It details the haughty disdain of @mairigougeon.bsky.social and the plodding incompetence of @policescotland.bsky.social.
How can we Scots prosper if we're not allowed to know who owns our actual country?
andywightman.scot/2025/05/crai...
How can we Scots prosper if we're not allowed to know who owns our actual country?
andywightman.scot/2025/05/crai...
To address many of the socioeconomic and political issues oh H&I, some kind of devolution of powers is necessary. However a huge question is where to draw the pol boundary, as these issues extend far beyond current council areas. Perhaps a future independent 🏴 should be dkmd kind of federal system.
A future of the Highlands and Islands is possible – but only if we have the freedom to act | Alan Seater
A bright future for the Highlands and Islands
A future of the Highlands and Islands is possible – but only if we have the freedom to act
bylines.scot
May 8, 2025 at 5:49 AM
To address many of the socioeconomic and political issues oh H&I, some kind of devolution of powers is necessary. However a huge question is where to draw the pol boundary, as these issues extend far beyond current council areas. Perhaps a future independent 🏴 should be dkmd kind of federal system.
Possibly due to the dry April the gorse bloom is another wotkd along the Moray Firth coast this year. Looking down on the old Banffshire fishing village of Crovie
April 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Possibly due to the dry April the gorse bloom is another wotkd along the Moray Firth coast this year. Looking down on the old Banffshire fishing village of Crovie
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After “Narcos” and “Narcos Mexico” — “Narcos Britannia”.
This is an imperial horror story I've been longing to write about for years. Don't miss our new @EmpirePodUK series
VICTORIAN NARCOS-
THE STORY OF THE OPIUM WARS
VICTORIAN NARCOS-
THE STORY OF THE OPIUM WARS
April 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
After “Narcos” and “Narcos Mexico” — “Narcos Britannia”.
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Anita and William are joined once again by Patrick Radden Keefe to discuss how the British Army in Northern Ireland employed methods used against other anti-colonial struggles across the British Empire.
April 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Anita and William are joined once again by Patrick Radden Keefe to discuss how the British Army in Northern Ireland employed methods used against other anti-colonial struggles across the British Empire.
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Photo of Vance and all the Greenlanders who support being part of the US:
March 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Photo of Vance and all the Greenlanders who support being part of the US:
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“Olsen, who wears a collar with a small qilaat and a crucifix, takes inspiration from the Latin American Liberation Theology movement, which holds that the teachings of Jesus require followers to fight for economic and social justice.”
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Greenlanders embrace pre-Christian Inuit traditions as a way to proudly reclaim ancestral roots
Greenlanders in recent years have been embracing pre-Christian Inuit traditions like drum dancing or getting Inuit tattoos.
apnews.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“Olsen, who wears a collar with a small qilaat and a crucifix, takes inspiration from the Latin American Liberation Theology movement, which holds that the teachings of Jesus require followers to fight for economic and social justice.”
apnews.com/article/gree...
apnews.com/article/gree...
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Gaza medics issue malnutrition alert as total Israeli blockade enters fourth week
Gaza medics issue malnutrition alert as total Israeli blockade enters fourth week
Israel continues to batter territory in renewed offensive as Palestinian officials say death toll of war has passed 50,000
Malnutrition is spreading in Gaza, medics and aid workers in the devastated Palestinian territory are warning, as a total Israeli blockade of all supplies enters its fourth week.
There has been no sign that Israel will open entry points to allow essential aid to flow or ease its new offensive in Gaza, which started on Tuesday with a wave of airstrikes that killed 400 people, mostly civilians, ending two months of relative calm. On Sunday, Palestinian officials said the total death toll from nearly 18 months of conflict had passed 50,000. Continue reading...
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March 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Gaza medics issue malnutrition alert as total Israeli blockade enters fourth week
Desolate beauty- yet also a landscape of loss. Ruined sheiling (summer encampment) by Alt Gleann Dà Eig, Glen Lyon - in one of Scotland's largest high altitude pastures, the mineral rich soils of Lawers range. A sustainable agro-ecological system destroyed by a predatory feudal and capitalist state
February 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Desolate beauty- yet also a landscape of loss. Ruined sheiling (summer encampment) by Alt Gleann Dà Eig, Glen Lyon - in one of Scotland's largest high altitude pastures, the mineral rich soils of Lawers range. A sustainable agro-ecological system destroyed by a predatory feudal and capitalist state
Trump's bizarre outburst on diversity programmes flies in the face of core principle of aviation oversight and safety - The need for a neutral and transparent investigation. His comments after today's tragedy place the entire US aviation sector into disrepute
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Trump baselessly blames DEI and Democrats for Washington DC plane crash
President scapegoats diversity and inclusion initiatives while addressing air traffic disaster that left 67 dead
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trump's bizarre outburst on diversity programmes flies in the face of core principle of aviation oversight and safety - The need for a neutral and transparent investigation. His comments after today's tragedy place the entire US aviation sector into disrepute
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I think there's long overdue debate on whether and how waves of internal subjugation (by British or pre-1707 Scottish state) conflate with the 'national' experience of the peasantry/working class. That's of course a separate question to whether they benefited from empire overseas.
January 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I think there's long overdue debate on whether and how waves of internal subjugation (by British or pre-1707 Scottish state) conflate with the 'national' experience of the peasantry/working class. That's of course a separate question to whether they benefited from empire overseas.
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More Scots believe Scotland was a subject than a partner in the British empire, including a majority of 2014 Yes voters. It’s opinion which flies in the face of historical research.
Stories of the ‘woke’ offensive on imperial history look like they may have been grossly exaggerated.
Stories of the ‘woke’ offensive on imperial history look like they may have been grossly exaggerated.
January 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
More Scots believe Scotland was a subject than a partner in the British empire, including a majority of 2014 Yes voters. It’s opinion which flies in the face of historical research.
Stories of the ‘woke’ offensive on imperial history look like they may have been grossly exaggerated.
Stories of the ‘woke’ offensive on imperial history look like they may have been grossly exaggerated.
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Scotland for sale – The question of land reform. Landownership is dominated by a tiny number of people and corporations. Scotland is a global anomaly in its unjustifiably concentrated landownership. Only 433 landowners own 50% of the private rural land. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2486609...
Scotland for sale – but who’s buying? The problematic question of land reform
Land reform in Scotland is often depicted as a divisive political project. Dr Josh Doble, Policy Manager at Community Land Scotland, examines the…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Scotland for sale – The question of land reform. Landownership is dominated by a tiny number of people and corporations. Scotland is a global anomaly in its unjustifiably concentrated landownership. Only 433 landowners own 50% of the private rural land. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2486609...
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In its current form, the Land Reform Bill does not do enough to modernise Scotland’s archaic and dysfunctional land market.
In this report, we outline an ambitious agenda to diversify land ownership, tackle the housing crisis and deliver a just transition.
In this report, we outline an ambitious agenda to diversify land ownership, tackle the housing crisis and deliver a just transition.
Land Reform for a Democratic, Sustainable and Just Scotland
Ahead of the Land Reform Bill, this report sets out a bold agenda for land reform.
www.futureeconomy.scot
December 21, 2024 at 2:58 PM
In its current form, the Land Reform Bill does not do enough to modernise Scotland’s archaic and dysfunctional land market.
In this report, we outline an ambitious agenda to diversify land ownership, tackle the housing crisis and deliver a just transition.
In this report, we outline an ambitious agenda to diversify land ownership, tackle the housing crisis and deliver a just transition.
Desolate yet beautiful early January in up the rarely climbed Meall Nam Fuaran, Glen Quaich, Perthshire. Sone fine vistas except a bit of the ugly shooting infrastructure. I strongly recommend exploring the lesser known hills and Glens of Scotland
January 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Desolate yet beautiful early January in up the rarely climbed Meall Nam Fuaran, Glen Quaich, Perthshire. Sone fine vistas except a bit of the ugly shooting infrastructure. I strongly recommend exploring the lesser known hills and Glens of Scotland
Happy New Year to all. Amazing landscapes just a few miles from Edinburgh
January 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Happy New Year to all. Amazing landscapes just a few miles from Edinburgh
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🚨🚨 "Six reasons why the UK needs immigration". Fitting @bestforbritain.bsky.social tribute to migrants all over the world on the #UnitedNationalMigrantsDay. #weneedmigrants www.bestforbritain.org/six_reasons_...
Six reasons why the UK needs immigration
Today is the United Nations' International Migrants Day, a day to shine a spotlight on the invaluable contributions of millions of migrants around the world.
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December 18, 2024 at 7:35 PM
🚨🚨 "Six reasons why the UK needs immigration". Fitting @bestforbritain.bsky.social tribute to migrants all over the world on the #UnitedNationalMigrantsDay. #weneedmigrants www.bestforbritain.org/six_reasons_...
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Moss-creature in the misty forest - a denizen of one of our imperiled legacy forest. You won't find such scenes of natural sculpture and artistry in a timber plantation!
December 16, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Moss-creature in the misty forest - a denizen of one of our imperiled legacy forest. You won't find such scenes of natural sculpture and artistry in a timber plantation!
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I’m uninspired by the land reform bill going through Holyrood. It’s aspiration without teeth. As the Stornoway Gazette summarises Peter Peacock, ex-leader of Highland Council: “Landlords have learned how to play the system while the process is so bureaucratic as to be unusable.” Fix it!
December 9, 2024 at 9:05 PM
I’m uninspired by the land reform bill going through Holyrood. It’s aspiration without teeth. As the Stornoway Gazette summarises Peter Peacock, ex-leader of Highland Council: “Landlords have learned how to play the system while the process is so bureaucratic as to be unusable.” Fix it!
Any independent Scotland needs to be built on a federal system, with greater powers for the regions. Where one draws boundaries is a big question, but H&I, Northeast, Dumfries/Galloway, Borders etc all have their own unique history and issues to deal with, and these need to be dealt with locally
We must act to end unfair treatment of the Highlands. One way in which social capital could start to be rebuilt in Scotland is by the decentralisation of resources away from Holyrood to local authorities and beyond. Spot on, as we have set out many times. www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2476...
We must act to end unfair treatment of the Highlands
AS a resident of a remote rural community, I was saddened, although not surprised, to read your summary of the Scottish Human Rights Commission…
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December 3, 2024 at 7:37 AM
Any independent Scotland needs to be built on a federal system, with greater powers for the regions. Where one draws boundaries is a big question, but H&I, Northeast, Dumfries/Galloway, Borders etc all have their own unique history and issues to deal with, and these need to be dealt with locally
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Someone of the shielings in northern Lewis were still being used immediately after WW1 but the annual summer pastoralism was largely over by the start of the war.
November 30, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Someone of the shielings in northern Lewis were still being used immediately after WW1 but the annual summer pastoralism was largely over by the start of the war.