Michael Russell
@feorlean.bsky.social
Argyll, Scotland. Writes, takes pictures . Used to do more. Chair, Scottish Land Commission from 02/24. Hon Professor , Glasgow University. President SNP 2020 - 2023. Former MSP for Argyll & Bute and Minister/ Cabinet Secretary in Scottish Government
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A valuable opportunity for researchers to dig into what’s driving the shift from largescale to smaller community acquisitions and how we remove barriers to communities taking ownership of land at scale.
If you work on land reform, rural development or community wealth building, take a look 👇
If you work on land reform, rural development or community wealth building, take a look 👇
📢 New SEFARI Gateway fellowship with @scottishlandcom.bsky.social.
Explore changes in demand for largescale community land acquisitions in Scotland & identify steps to overcome barriers preventing new acquisitions.
To apply & for more info ➡️ tinyurl.com/SLCfellowship
⌛Apply by: 21st Nov 2025
Explore changes in demand for largescale community land acquisitions in Scotland & identify steps to overcome barriers preventing new acquisitions.
To apply & for more info ➡️ tinyurl.com/SLCfellowship
⌛Apply by: 21st Nov 2025
October 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A valuable opportunity for researchers to dig into what’s driving the shift from largescale to smaller community acquisitions and how we remove barriers to communities taking ownership of land at scale.
If you work on land reform, rural development or community wealth building, take a look 👇
If you work on land reform, rural development or community wealth building, take a look 👇
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📌 Scotland takes important step towards fairer use and ownership of land
Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill
Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
📌 Scotland takes important step towards fairer use and ownership of land
Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill
Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill
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The result of the Stage 3 vote on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill is:
✅ Yes - 85
❌ No - 28
🟣 Abstain - 9
The Bill is therefore passed.
You can find out more online at: https://ow.ly/g4AC50XnkZw
✅ Yes - 85
❌ No - 28
🟣 Abstain - 9
The Bill is therefore passed.
You can find out more online at: https://ow.ly/g4AC50XnkZw
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The result of the Stage 3 vote on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill is:
✅ Yes - 85
❌ No - 28
🟣 Abstain - 9
The Bill is therefore passed.
You can find out more online at: https://ow.ly/g4AC50XnkZw
✅ Yes - 85
❌ No - 28
🟣 Abstain - 9
The Bill is therefore passed.
You can find out more online at: https://ow.ly/g4AC50XnkZw
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BREAKING: MSPs have backed a bill that is described as the 'most radical land reform legislation in the history of devolution'
The Scottish Parliament passed the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill with 85 in favour, 28 against and 9 abstentions
The Scottish Parliament passed the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill with 85 in favour, 28 against and 9 abstentions
November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
BREAKING: MSPs have backed a bill that is described as the 'most radical land reform legislation in the history of devolution'
The Scottish Parliament passed the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill with 85 in favour, 28 against and 9 abstentions
The Scottish Parliament passed the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill with 85 in favour, 28 against and 9 abstentions
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The gentlest, firmest, weapon for us to use in the culture wars, from Goethe:
"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."
"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."
October 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The gentlest, firmest, weapon for us to use in the culture wars, from Goethe:
"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."
"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."
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It's day twinty-seiven o #Scotstober 2025! The day's wird is: rammie
🚨Annooncement!🚨
Here yer #Scotstober 2025 wirds!
A'm sharin on aw platforms, but maistly follaein on BlueSky this year.
A'm luikin forret tae yer warks 😁
Wirds as text ablow
Here yer #Scotstober 2025 wirds!
A'm sharin on aw platforms, but maistly follaein on BlueSky this year.
A'm luikin forret tae yer warks 😁
Wirds as text ablow
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
It's day twinty-seiven o #Scotstober 2025! The day's wird is: rammie
It will be worth reading.
October 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It will be worth reading.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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‘My Leddy, gaird o ivry unco airt!
Ye’ve gaithered the airts, ye’ve held them in yir haun,
Ye’ve braided the airts, smooricht thaim tae yir breist.’
From Robert Crawford’s Scots version of ‘Enheduanna’s Song’, a Sumerian hymn: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ye’ve gaithered the airts, ye’ve held them in yir haun,
Ye’ve braided the airts, smooricht thaim tae yir breist.’
From Robert Crawford’s Scots version of ‘Enheduanna’s Song’, a Sumerian hymn: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Robert Crawford · Poem: ‘Enheduanna’s Song’
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October 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
‘My Leddy, gaird o ivry unco airt!
Ye’ve gaithered the airts, ye’ve held them in yir haun,
Ye’ve braided the airts, smooricht thaim tae yir breist.’
From Robert Crawford’s Scots version of ‘Enheduanna’s Song’, a Sumerian hymn: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ye’ve gaithered the airts, ye’ve held them in yir haun,
Ye’ve braided the airts, smooricht thaim tae yir breist.’
From Robert Crawford’s Scots version of ‘Enheduanna’s Song’, a Sumerian hymn: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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October 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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RNCI reached 19,893 pupils this year, teaching sustainable farming, food and countryside skills through projects, visits and events.
RNCI reaches almost 20,000 pupils in record-breaking 2024/25 school year
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October 14, 2025 at 5:11 AM
RNCI reached 19,893 pupils this year, teaching sustainable farming, food and countryside skills through projects, visits and events.
Congratulations to the ColGlen Shinty team in their promotion to the MOWI Premier Division - shinty’s top flight. It is a remarkable achievement for a team from such a small community . www.facebook.com/share/p/1Q3P...
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October 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Congratulations to the ColGlen Shinty team in their promotion to the MOWI Premier Division - shinty’s top flight. It is a remarkable achievement for a team from such a small community . www.facebook.com/share/p/1Q3P...
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Its day ten o #Scotstober 2025! The day's wird is: swick
🚨Annooncement!🚨
Here yer #Scotstober 2025 wirds!
A'm sharin on aw platforms, but maistly follaein on BlueSky this year.
A'm luikin forret tae yer warks 😁
Wirds as text ablow
Here yer #Scotstober 2025 wirds!
A'm sharin on aw platforms, but maistly follaein on BlueSky this year.
A'm luikin forret tae yer warks 😁
Wirds as text ablow
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Its day ten o #Scotstober 2025! The day's wird is: swick
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"The underlying point is that, given the history, there was nothing like sufficient trust that the UK state could, or would, provide the safeguards and protections of minority rights in Northern Ireland, and that remains the case today."
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The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and Human Rights - UK in a changing Europe
Andrew McCormick explains the role ECHR membership plays in the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"The underlying point is that, given the history, there was nothing like sufficient trust that the UK state could, or would, provide the safeguards and protections of minority rights in Northern Ireland, and that remains the case today."
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Calls to accelerate funding for community buyouts in Scotland. Scottish Land Fund (SLF), which provides funding for the scoping and purchase of community buyouts. is heavily oversubscribed with applications this year. 150 applications outstanding. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2552487...
Calls to accelerate funding for community buyouts in Scotland
Land reform campaigners and community landowners have called for a £25 million annual fund to maintain Scotland’s "world-beating"…
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October 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Calls to accelerate funding for community buyouts in Scotland. Scottish Land Fund (SLF), which provides funding for the scoping and purchase of community buyouts. is heavily oversubscribed with applications this year. 150 applications outstanding. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2552487...
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In today’s National (Scotland), you can find a feature article celebrating thirty years of the Scottish Oral History Centre. And about their recent ‘Lost Villages’ project, recording memories of community and deindustrialisation in East Ayrshire. 🎤📼🏴
October 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In today’s National (Scotland), you can find a feature article celebrating thirty years of the Scottish Oral History Centre. And about their recent ‘Lost Villages’ project, recording memories of community and deindustrialisation in East Ayrshire. 🎤📼🏴
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Its day sax o #Scotstober 2025! The day's wird is: quair
🚨Annooncement!🚨
Here yer #Scotstober 2025 wirds!
A'm sharin on aw platforms, but maistly follaein on BlueSky this year.
A'm luikin forret tae yer warks 😁
Wirds as text ablow
Here yer #Scotstober 2025 wirds!
A'm sharin on aw platforms, but maistly follaein on BlueSky this year.
A'm luikin forret tae yer warks 😁
Wirds as text ablow
October 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Its day sax o #Scotstober 2025! The day's wird is: quair
Absolutely correct. Though we kept our supply this time we were without electricity , water, phone & internet during Storm Eowyn. Rural/ Island Scotland needs a more resilient & customer focused set of services, capable of meeting climate related challenges. www.thenational.scot/comment/2551...
Rhoda Meek: When Storm Amy hit, every network failed. The analogue lifeline must stay
I CHANGED my column topic at the 11th hour this week. Why? Because, as luck would have it, only a few weeks after I wrote about how island…
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October 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Absolutely correct. Though we kept our supply this time we were without electricity , water, phone & internet during Storm Eowyn. Rural/ Island Scotland needs a more resilient & customer focused set of services, capable of meeting climate related challenges. www.thenational.scot/comment/2551...
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About 400 people last night showed up to hear about amazing progress to restore Britain’s temperate rainforests. Great to share a stage in Exeter with Sam Manning & Eleanor Lewis from the Woodland Trust, Ennia Bosshard from Thousand Year Trust, & Andy Bakere from Natural England.
October 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
About 400 people last night showed up to hear about amazing progress to restore Britain’s temperate rainforests. Great to share a stage in Exeter with Sam Manning & Eleanor Lewis from the Woodland Trust, Ennia Bosshard from Thousand Year Trust, & Andy Bakere from Natural England.
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Instead of private finance, we need public investment for public goods – plus action on systemic barriers:
📈 Reducing financial uncertainty for landowners
💷 Tax reform
🌱 Fairer land ownership
🦌 Tackling deer numbers
👷♀️ Building skills & housing
www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
📈 Reducing financial uncertainty for landowners
💷 Tax reform
🌱 Fairer land ownership
🦌 Tackling deer numbers
👷♀️ Building skills & housing
www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
October 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Instead of private finance, we need public investment for public goods – plus action on systemic barriers:
📈 Reducing financial uncertainty for landowners
💷 Tax reform
🌱 Fairer land ownership
🦌 Tackling deer numbers
👷♀️ Building skills & housing
www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
📈 Reducing financial uncertainty for landowners
💷 Tax reform
🌱 Fairer land ownership
🦌 Tackling deer numbers
👷♀️ Building skills & housing
www.futureeconomy.scot/publications...
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Land Reform and the Gentrification of Braemar - Land Matters
Regular readers will by now have (hopefully) picked up an odd and perplexing intellectual lacuna at the heart of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill. Ministers have got themselves into a spot of bother in...
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September 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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