James MacKessack-Leitch
Policy & Practice Lead at the Scottish Land Commission - land rights, law, philosophy, and governance. Farmers loon and foodie!
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- 📢 Job Opportunity at @scottishlandcom.bsky.social 📢 Probably the most exciting Research Job going in Scotland at the moment! Please share with networks and anyone you know who might be interested - if you are interested, please also feel free to ask me about the role!
- Great to see @scottishlandcom.bsky.social land markets reporting setting the context for today’s Public Landowners Conference!
- Delighted to welcome @caitlinhafferty.bsky.social to chat to @scottishlandcom.bsky.social colleagues this morning about her work and recent paper. Thoroughly interesting discussion, and an opportunity to consider our approach to land governance. Further thoughts 👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/james-...
- Great to see our @scottishlandcom.bsky.social Governance Guide published! Full of inspiring and often untold stories from across Scotland and beyond that show how land can deliver for people and prosperity in innovative ways, this is also a call to action, and will be a regularly updated resource!
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- More updates to the starter pack! Amongst the new faces is @clanscot.bsky.social - about to celebrate a 3rd birthday in style - the leading network for academics (or indeed anyone!) with an interest in the latest developments in Scottish community land ownership research!at://did:plc:y3kxceoog3eqeohsmloz3u5v/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbka64cghh27
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- Really pleased to see our advice on Part 1 of the Land Reform Bill published this morning! This has been in the works for a wee while and contains a wide mix of advice from technical tweaks, to significant simplifications, to bolder public sector leadership.
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- A few more updates for the new year! Now joined by my irrepressible SLC colleague @kgrantslc.bsky.social and newly minted Land Commissioner @calummacleod.bsky.socialat://did:plc:y3kxceoog3eqeohsmloz3u5v/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbka64cghh27
- The @scottishlandcom.bsky.social Rural Land Market Data Report is now out! 👇 Key point is forestry land sales significantly down - farmland and estates steady. Reinforces earlier findings around challenges in the timber sector and a reality check on carbon speculation. #LandReform #Maps
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- A few more interesting perspectives added to the pack!at://did:plc:y3kxceoog3eqeohsmloz3u5v/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbka64cghh27
- Open letter to the Treasury written by Jeremy Moody on behalf of Scotland’s Tenant Farming Advisory Forum (TFAF). The letter concerns the impact of changes to APR and BPR on the inheritance of Scottish agricultural tenancies. www.caav.org.uk/budget-octob...
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- "If the government wished to give current farm owners the same opportunity to avoid inheritance tax as owners of other assets, it could, for example, make lifetime gifts of agricultural property made before a certain future date inheritance tax free, regardless of the timing of the death."
- An always interesting bunch of perspectives here!!at://did:plc:y3kxceoog3eqeohsmloz3u5v/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbka64cghh27
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