Angus McCall

Past Chairman of Scottish Tenant Farmers Association still trying to represent and look after interests of tenant farmers in Scotland

[Angus McCall @mccallangus]

We had massive problems and heavy losses with Salmonella monte video in early 90s following heavy geese grazing in spring. Built a sheep shed in 1994 lambed inside and ended problem

[Vic Ballantyne 🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @ClynelishFarm]

@RobertHodgkins1 We haven't t had any noticeable/conclusive problems from it, thoughwe dont start lamning/calving til maybe a week or two after most of the geese have left. Depends how much dung there is I guess? More worried about them eating all my grass.

[Angus McCall @mccallangus]

@NeilKing11 Long standing 1991 tenancy brought to an end by incontestable notice after planning permission granted over whole farm for development. Hopefully next Land Reform Bill will provide more realistic compensation for tenant, but too late for this family

[Angus McCall @mccallangus]

I feel heart sore for you, Kirsty, I know how much the farm felt for you and your family. We talk about “secure” tenancies but no tenant is secure with a determined landlord and current incontestable notices to quit. Change needed and tenants must receive suitable compensation

[Kirsty Tait @kirstyMTait]

Own views

We got handed our Notice to Quit yesterday

While I could rage against the lack of agency, seat at the table & transparency being a secure tenant farmer in land use change faces

For now my heart is just sore - we never owned the land, but it has owned me #Lamberkin

[Nicola Sturgeon @NicolaSturgeon]

Should Scotland be an independent country? RT if you intend to #voteYES

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Victoria Derbyshire to replace Fiona Bruce on the Question Time?

RT if you agree.

#BBCqt

[Angus McCall @mccallangus]

Glad to see you are looking into the French SAFER system. I raised it over 10 years ago in the TFF as a model for land market regulation which could be adapted for Scottish conditions. Even more need for it now!

[Hamish Trench @HamishTrench]

Interesting read on agric land regulation in France & Germany. @ScottishLandCom will soon publish an analysis of the French SAFER system of land market governance which has evolved from the 1960s onwards.

[Angus McCall @mccallangus]

@ClynelishFarm You should be able to get multiple STLs under the same license if they are part of the same property

[Vic Ballantyne 🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @ClynelishFarm]

Just handed over nearly £1k to Highland Council for 2 #STL applications for a business I run from my HOME which PREVENTS rather than contributes to lack of available local housing 🤔😠
Will #Sutherland see any of this money??
Missed opportunity to address empty 2nd homes! 😤

[Angus McCall @mccallangus]

Sounds fascinating, but a bit too far to come. Is it being recorded?

[Angus McCall @mccallangus]

Delighted to host aa visit from agricultural students from Texas and introduce them to local history as well as our Luing cattle, NCC and Cheviot Mule flock and highland farming. Thanks to team leader Fiona Sloan

[Angus McCall @mccallangus]

Good tip!

[DONALD ROSS @vaderbogger]

Big👍 to Murray Parsons @FearnFarm for his #BlueBarrelBodge saves a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth from farmer, cow and calf. #Gamechanger

[Lorne MacLeod @LorneOban]

Guardian article on @ScottishLandCom rural land market study, 'Land ownership in Scotland is at risk of becoming more elitist and unequal because wealthy corporations and forestry companies are dramatically driving up land prices, a new study has warned.' https://t.co/JoWzQtqM7Y

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

The Prime Minister’s boast at #PMQs having been told of a child eating cereal with water because their parents couldn’t afford milk should send the country into outrage. If you share my anger RT this widely

[Scotland’s Story @80_mcswan]

Scottish Tory leader MP/ MSP assistant referee Douglas Ross failed to declare his earnings while families used food banks

Please do not RT and remind Dougie of this!

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

If you want to see Michelle Mone kicked out of the House of Lords and arrested until she pays the £136,000,000 she owes give this a RT.

[Angus McCall @mccallangus]

Most country dwellers are feeling neglected and will sympathise with this argument by @FergusEwingSNP Time to form rural group in the SNP?

[Peter MacDonald @BlackIslePMD]

"wine bar pseudo intellectuals" does have a ring to it. Fergus clearly speaking his mind here. You might not agree with all of it, but the central premise of an urban lowland Green party being the tail that wags the SNP, (now increasingly led by the same type) rings true for me.

[Angus McCall @mccallangus]

Agree, how is Rural Affairs Cab Sec @MairiGougeon going to cope with addition of Land Reform and taking 2 major bills through parliament by herself with an understaffed civil service?

[Peter MacDonald @BlackIslePMD]

Add in the lack of clear ministerial role for Gaelic, and the seeming removal of a supporting minister for the Rural Affairs/Islands CabSec and it's looking even more stark.
H&I folks - can we do better than this?

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £350m a year tax free from the tax payer, and has an estate worth £22bn that is never taxed.

But he still can’t pay for his own damn coronation.

RT if you think the tight, robbing b******* should.

#NotmyKing

[Britain People @Britain_People]

BORIS JOHNSON

RETWEET if you think he must never hold any office again.