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More colonial anthropology… (09/03/2010)

Another month, another rural land use report. This time it’s the turn of the sheep-counters at SAC to weigh in with the impressive-sounding “Rural Scotland in Focus”*, which “brings together analysis of rural Scotland that takes account of the strategies and policies already in operation and...

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Where the money goes (26/01/2010)

Do you ever wonder why it’s so difficult to get money for community woodland projects to deliver exactly the sort of public benefits the Government says it wants? or ponder why land is so expensive in Scotland, way beyond any value that could be justified by agricultural (or forestry)...

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Time to drop the “S” word? (08/01/2010)

Here at CWA we’ve been a big fan of the "S" word - so much we use it twice in our strapline "sustainable forests for sustainable communities". That’s because we believe that within the community woodland movement the word retains some of its original power and resonance, stemming from the...

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Do quangos dream…? (28/12/2009)

Fans of Ridley Scott’s dystopian classic "Blade Runner" are probably aware that the source novel was "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" by Philip K Dick. As often happens, much of the weirdness of the book got lost in the adaptation process, including a sequence in which Deckard, the bounty...

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A Bit Rich? (18/12/2009)

NEF (The New Economics Foundation) is an independent think-tank with a difference, as you might guess from their strapline: "economics as if people and the planet mattered".

NEF’s latest publication: "A Bit Rich"* calculates the value to society of a number of different jobs, whilst challenging...

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