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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · 11d

Glad to hear the data set is not just focused on England. I was noting the speakers seem to be England focused. What’s your approach to facilitating the discussion to include perspectives from the devolved administrations of the UK?

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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · 11d

Event next Wednesday (8 Oct) on food systems in rural Scotland, you can join online or in person in Parliament.

Includes #Knoydart farms speaker on their food growing projects 👍🏼

SRUC Rural Policy Centre @srucruralpolicy.bsky.social · 17d

Join us at the next Rural Policy CPG on 8th October 2025 to discuss how can we change the food system to benefit people and planet?

Sign up to join us in person or online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cross-part...

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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · 11d

Interesting event— although from speakers it looks like Who Owns England would be more accurate?

Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 17d

🚨 Join us at the Labour Party Conference!

We’ll be hosting a panel & drinks reception, exploring insights from our new project — Who Owns Britain? — where we investigate who owns our essential services & how we can rebuild the country.

RSVP 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/who-owns-b...

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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · 16d

I’m in Knoydart this week doing fieldwork. A gentleman dropped off his personal buyout archive for us to have a look at— an ideal evening of drinking tea and reading land reform archives 👌 😂

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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · Sep 11

New title, new slides… enjoyed sharing my research on Community Right to Buy at the #UKIPRC2025. Good feedback, I think this paper’s almost ready to go out into the world

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.bsky.social · Aug 22

Meanwhile, in Scotland...

#AyeWelcomeRefugees

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Laura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social · Aug 21

NEW: The National is launching a new series highlighting positive stories of refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland.

The increasingly hostile political commentary and media coverage is appalling. We have a duty to correct misinformation and stand up for those without a voice

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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · Aug 19

Scottish Land Fund closed to applications yesterday, no new money for new purchases until after the election in May— probably a year atleast 😬

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Aug 19

A community group in a Scottish coastal town is attempting to take a historic church into local ownership

Ayrshire trust in race to raise £200k for community ownership of B-listed church

www.thenational.scot

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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · Aug 19

🤔 slippery slope in undermining the Land Reform Act

www.thenational.scot/news/2540116...

Center Parcs seek exemption from Scottish right-to-roam laws for new holiday village

A NEW byelaw could restrict access to the site of a proposed new £400 million Center Parcs holiday village in Scotland ...

www.thenational.scot

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KP @kplanning.bsky.social · Aug 7

Excited for this! @hannawheatley.bsky.social @cdoyle34.bsky.social @academyofurbanism.bsky.social @drcarolinebrown.bsky.social @clesthinkdo.bsky.social @neilmcinroy.bsky.social @planningaidscot.bsky.social

Scottish Land Commission @scottishlandcom.bsky.social · Aug 7

What can land reform do for urban Scotland?

Join our expert panel to explore housing, climate, and community power in towns and cities.

📅 28 August | 🕓 4pm - 4:50pm | 💻 Zoom
🔗 buff.ly/P0cbP15

#ScotLandFutures

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SRUC Rural Policy Centre @srucruralpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 31

Interested in rural community development? There are many opportunities to get involved in the Scottish Rural Communities Policy Review! bit.ly/4lzZaqL

The Youth Survey is now live, please complete and share: bit.ly/46Gldbr

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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · Jul 3

Oh no! Sending love

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Graeme Purves @gaspurves.bsky.social · Jul 1

In the 1930s, J.A. Dempster and Hugh Smith designed over 50 pithead baths for Scotland and northern England for the Miners' Welfare Fund. Influenced by German pithead baths, they were strikingly modern in appearance. All were demolished between the 1960s and 1980s.
#LostHeritage

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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · Jun 30

7 years ago today I officially got my PhD— with 2 PhD babies (who are now big!) #QueensUniversityBelfast

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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · Jun 27

Finishing up an excellent conference on Scottish Law: Land, Environment, power. Some great presentations— very helpful to dig into history and legal philosophy, and lots of planning chat as well. Also a first airing of my CRtB paper!

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Urban Studies Foundation @urbanstudiesfoundation.org · Jun 23

New blog post! 🏙️ Explore the results of this Seminar Series on urban vacancy, occupation, & commoning by Dr. Suraya Scheba, Dr. Cian O’Callaghan, & Dr. Andreas Scheba – a project supported by a #USFSeminarSeriesAward.
🔗 www.urbanstudiesfoundation.org/2025/06/17/u...
#Vacancy #Commoning #Occupation

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Urban Political Podcast @urbanpolitical.bsky.social · Jun 23

We have just published a new episode!

urbanpolitical.online/92-radically...

Joanna Kusiak recently published ‘Radically Legal: Berlin Constitutes the Future’ and offers a brilliant insight perspective on the beginning and movement of Deutsche Wohnen & Co. Enteignen. Enjoy!

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Louise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · Jun 22

The algorithmic societies team map the emerging political logics of generative AI across: generativity, latency, broken sequences, & zero shot www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A world model: On the political logics of generative AI

The computational logics of large language models (LLMs) or generative AI – from the early models of CLIP and BERT to the explosion of text and image …

www.sciencedirect.com

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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · Jun 22

£150k grant to private developer as sweetener for development of Compulsory Purchase Order property …

www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2525603...

Councillors back 'carrot' for potential developer of Glasgow's Egyptian Halls

A “carrot” of £150,000 will be on offer to the developer chosen to revamp Glasgow’s Egyptian Halls, as the council aims to signify its intent…

www.glasgowtimes.co.uk

Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · Jun 6

Same for Scottish local authorities negotiating with wind farm developers…

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Jun 6

Local Planning Authorities who are responsible for securing developer contributions through Section 106 agreement are facing staff shortages and a gap in skills compared to large developers who often have specialist negotiators. Important new @nao.org.uk report
www.nao.org.uk/reports/impr...

Improving local areas through developer funding - NAO report

This report assesses whether MHCLG is overseeing an effective system of developer contributions that delivers the intended benefits.

www.nao.org.uk

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Dr. Merciless NDN Savage @ecohugger.bsky.social · Jun 4

Just published in Earth Stewardship:

U.S. Parks and Protected Area Power Structures: From Historic Policies to Indigenous Futurities
doi.org/10.1002/eas2...

@ashrececo.bsky.social
@scholarmelinda.bsky.social
@tasmitchell.bsky.social
@ndn2s.bsky.social
@kalanicarlson.bsky.social

U.S. parks and protected area power structures: From historic policies to Indigenous futurities

This study examines the historical and contemporary power structures in U.S. Parks and Protected Areas (PPAs) and proposes a framework for transitioning toward more equitable management practices tha...

doi.org

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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · May 31

An inspiring few days at @communityland conference.

There are live streamed sessions, including the one I facilitated on community landownership and town planning. www.youtube.com/live/TESeWWW...

Navigating complexity: Community Projects and Planning (Workshop session)

YouTube video by Community Land Scotland

www.youtube.com

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Right to Roam @righttoroam.bsky.social · May 21

WE WON!

The Supreme Court has upheld the right to wild camp on Dartmoor. This is a huge win for access to nature.

But we're just getting started.

It was never just about Dartmoor.

We’re fighting to extend the right to roam, swim, and sleep under the stars - across all of England.

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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · May 20

Change of scenery this week! Not quite the N Highlands.

Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · May 19

Looking forward to this event on British Land Commons tomorrow, great line up of speakers @tomchance.bsky.social

Still time to join if you’re in London www.kairos.london/event/revivi...

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Carey Doyle @cdoyle34.bsky.social · May 16

What do you think @jeinsle.bsky.social can I fit in some more travel? 😜

Isle of Eigg @isleofeigg.bsky.social · May 9

28 years ago they said it would fail... we beg to differ 😎 Come and see some of Eigg's groundbreaking projects and enjoy our famous hospitality as we celebrate 28 years of #CommunityOwnership😊
isleofeigg.org/2025/05/2025...

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