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Four voices, one question: Part 2

As part of our ScotLand Futures initiative, the Scottish Land Commission is asking what would it mean to complete Scotland’s land reform journey.

Alongside our public engagement work, we’ve invited a range of contributors with deep and diverse experience of land, nature, and community to share their vision for the future. These blogs offer bold ideas, critical questions, and grounded reflections on the challenges and opportunities ahead. Together, they form a series of thought pieces intended to inform, inspire, and spark debate.

Contributors:

Naomi Mason - Head of Scotland at CLES
Naomi Mason

Naomi Mason leads CLES’s work in Scotland, bringing over a decade of experience in economic development across the public and third sectors. She has led work for the Scottish Land Commission and on CLES’s research into land, energy, and ownership in Scotland.

Watch Naomi Mason's contribution

Andrew Howard - Managing Director of Moray Estate
Andrew Howard

Andrew Howard is Managing Director of Moray Estates and has led the Tornagrain project since its inception in 2002. Andrew is responsible for the planning, infrastructure, legal matters, and technical agreements of the development, ensuring the long-term vision and delivery of the new town are realised.

Read Andrew Howard's contribution

Alastair McIntosh - Author and activist
Alastair McIntosh

Alastair McIntosh is an academic and activist. A fellow of the Centre for Human Ecology, he lectures all over the world on subjects including new economics, community and nonviolent defence strategies.

Watch Alastair McIntosh's contribution

Peter Peacock
Peter Peacock

Peter Peacock is a former MSP and Minister for Education and Young People. A long-time advocate for public service and land reform, he now focuses on promoting more diverse and equitable land ownership as a key to economic opportunity, community empowerment and long-term change in Scotland.

Read Peter Peacock's contribution

These four contributions offer just a glimpse of the rich, complex questions at the heart of Scotland’s land reform journey, but the conversation doesn’t stop here. We want to hear from you. What do you think a fair and effective system of land ownership and use should look like? Share your views through our ScotLand Futures public survey, open until 6 September.

We’ll publish the next group of contributions in September, continuing to explore fresh perspectives on land, power, nature, and community.