The Guardian view on Scottish land reform: vast estates remain feudal in scale | Editorial

theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/09/the-guardian-view-on-scottish-land-reform-vast-estates-remain-feudal-in-scale

Half of the country’s privately owned countryside is held by just 421 owners. New legislation suggests democrats still fear powerful interests
No other European country has such a narrow base of proprietorship as Scotland. Half of all privately owned rural land is held by 421 people or…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-11-09 17:25:37.
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