The Labour Party has promised to introduce a Scottish-style right to roam over the English and Welsh countryside if elected to government. How might that change your ability to enjoy the great outdoors and what lessons does Scotland offer?The debate over public access to the British countryside received fresh publicity in 2023 after a landowner in Dartmoor, a … [Read more...] about Learning from Scotland: what a Labour government would mean for the right to roam
Ben Mayfield
About Ben Mayfield
Ben Mayfield is a Lecturer in Law at Lancaster University specialising in land and property law. He has a particular interest in environmental law, law and politics and legal history. Much of his research concerns the influence of pressure groups and commercial lobbies on the emergence of public policy.