Mercedes Villalba believes huge swathes of the country should be classed as community assets instead of being sold off as private estates.
A Labour MSP has challenged the SNP and Greens to back plans to limit the amount of land the super rich own in Scotland.
She has today launched a consultation on a private member's bill which seeks to introduce a limit of 500 hectares on how much land an individual can own, sell or transfer. "The Scottish Parliament has led the way in ending deep-rooted injustices and delivering far reaching change."Then there was the was smoking ban and the vote in favour of same sex marriage.
"Ending the outrage of a few extremely wealthy individuals and families owning the bulk of Scotland’s land, has to be the next transformative change delivered by the Scottish Parliament."
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