By Chris Smaje, Small Farm Future
There’ll be lots of people ‘defending their culture’, lots of sacrifices by the many for the ‘good of the nation’ whose benefits will curiously accrue mainly to the few, lots more death and misery in the borderlands, lots more political polarization and lots more gated communities at various geographic levels that may become as oppressive to the people within them as without.
By Sophie Jerram, P2P Foundation Blog
Is the Scottish government truly sparking a revolution through land reform?
By Rob Hopkins, Transition Culture
The Community Empowerment Bill needs to be seen as part of a wider portfolio of measures designed to invest local people with more resource and opportunities to have greater control over their communities
By Raj Patel, Raj Patel blog
It’s hard to conceive a more un-American activity than thinking about an alternative to private property.
By Kevin Flanaghan, P2P Foundation
Land is part of the global commons like water, air, language, knowledge and culture.