andy wightman - land and food

Land & Food. How do we get the right to grow?

@andywightmanThursday, 15 November 2012

Thursday, 15 November 2012

Fife No. of Councils

c. 1500 - 1894 26

1894 - 1930 82

1930 - 1975 33

1975 - 1996 4

1996 - 1


The Hill of AlythThursday, 15 November 2012

LESSONS FROM EUROPEThursday, 15 November 2012

“Spain is not Greece” - Elena Salgado, Spanish Finance Minister, Feb 2010



“Greece is not Ireland” - George Papaconstatinou, Greek Finance Minister, Nov 2010




“Ireland is not in Greek territory” - Irish Finance Minister, Brian Lenihan, Nov 2010





“Neither Spain nor Portugal is Ireland” - Angel Gurria, Secretary-General OECD, Nov 2010


“Portugal is not Greece” - The Economist, April 2010









“Spain is neither Ireland nor Portugal” - Elena Salgado, Spanish Finance Minister, Nov 2010










“Italy is not Spain” - Ed Parker, Fitch MD, June 2012









“Spain is not Uganda” - Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy, June 2012









“Spain is not Uganda” - Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy, June 2012

ʻUganda does not want to be Spain” - Ugandan Foreign Minister, June 2012


Spanish municipios

French communes


Country Number of municipalities

median population

sq km

France 36781 380 11Germany 12013 6844 15Spain 8112 564 35Italy 8100 2343 22Belgium 589 11265 40Norway 431 4439 465Sweden 290 15039 672Scotland 32 115000 990

European Municipal Government


Country Number of municipalities

median population

sq km

France 36781 380 11Germany 12013 6844 15Spain 8112 564 35Italy 8100 2343 22Scotland 871 45Belgium 589 11265 40Norway 431 4439 465Sweden 290 15039 672Scotland 32 115000 990

European Municipal Government


http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/allotments-in-germany/5714.htmlThursday, 15 November 2012

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/allotments-in-germany/5714.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/allotments-in-germany/5714.html

Owned by Metsäliitto Cooperative.125,000 people who own half of the private forests in Finland.Average 40ha.


Community Empowerment & Regeneration Bill

Land Reform Review Group(incl CRTB Kinghorn)

Local Government Reform

Land Restitution & pre-emption

Huts & allotments

Land Settlement

Hunting & fishingThursday, 15 November 2012

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