Not long back from Frankfurt and reflecting on its diversity. Most people know it’s a global financial centre with high rise office towers. One is the European Central Bank. Its imposing edifice is a reminder (like laborious customs entry) of our lost continental connections following Brexit. The city also retains a medieval core, stitched together […]
Crossing Divides

Planning Perceptions and Rural Scotland
By Richard Heggie on 9 February 2020 in Housing, hutting, land, land reform, Planning system, rural, Uncategorized
At the packed Hutter’s Rally in Dundee yesterday, Lesley Riddoch was quick to introduce delegates to the elephant in the room: land reform is perhaps the most pressing requirement for a more rapid growth of hutting in Scotland. Our near neighbour Norway, with it’s similar population but diverse land ownership pattern, has one hut for […]