Director of the Scottish Countryside Alliance.
Joined July 2012
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“We don’t need campaigners with a saviour-complex to tell us what is good for us.”
MP slams "egotistical" Protect the Wild protests and backs Men of Ness. Very embarrassing for the campaign group.
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It's less than 4 weeks until the Scottish Game Fair at Scone. We will be at our stand by the Main Ring so pop by to say hello. Our members get a 20% discount on their entry tickets so keep an eye on socials for further information, or comment SGF and we will send you the code!
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Jake caught up with business owner and deer stalker Harry Hutchison at the 2026 Countryside Alliance Awards Scottish reception to discuss how important rural businesses are to their local communities. We will always champion rural businesses to keep our countryside thriving!
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Jake Swindells - Scottish Countryside Alliance retweeted
Amazing news. Excellent work!
Further proof that public support for our farmers is strong. Foolish to pick fights with the men and women that produce our food.
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It was fantastic to celebrate the best of Scottish rural businesses at our Scottish Countryside Alliance Awards finals last week.
Congratulations to all the businesses, and best of luck to the finalists who will be going on to the Grand Finals at the House of Lords in July!
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The new muirburn licence is to be introduced in Autumn 2026. A licence will be required to carry out muirburn on any land in Scotland. It will be an offence to carry out muirburn without a licence.
Read more - bit.ly/4u0QqxR
#Muirburn
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⭐ Last category for the Countryside Alliance Awards 2026 - Scottish Finals
🏆 Winner of the Village Shop/Post Office Award is Brown's Tobermory
🌟 and the Highly Commended Village Shop/Post Office award goes to Lochcarron Food Centre
Congratulations to both businesses!
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Jake Swindells - Scottish Countryside Alliance retweeted
Hold on, do you think it’s fair farmers (as they currently do) have to foot the eye-wateringly high bill for fly-tipping on their land? Are you suggesting farmers want waste dumped all over the land they care for in order to feed us?
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Thank you to the @DailyMail for their help with my campaign. 🙏🏻
Yes I do think we should tax landowners who allow their land to be turned into illegal waste dumps, like Bickershaw. 👍🏻
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⭐ Countryside Alliance Awards 2026 - Scottish Finals
🏆 Winner of the Rural Enterprise Award is Fine Feathers Design
🌟 and the Highly Commended Rural Enterprise award goes to Scotland's Outdoor Centre
Congratulations to both businesses!
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⭐ Next up in the Countryside Alliance Awards 2026 - Scottish Finals
🏆 Winner of the Rural Pub Award goes to The Blackadder Bar and Restaurant
🌟 and the Highly Commended pub award goes to @TheGordonArms
Congratulations to both businesses - keep up the good work!
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⭐ Countryside Alliance Awards 2026 - Scottish Finals
🏆 Next up: Winner of the Local Food and Drink Award is The Coo Shed
🌟 and the Highly Commended Local Food and Drink award goes to @theriverbothy
Congratulations to both businesses - keeping our rural communities thriving!
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Looking back at the Scottish finals of the 2026 Countryside Alliance Awards.
🏆Winner of the Butcher category was Briggsy's Quality Butchers!
🌟 The highly commended award went to Castle Game Scotland.
Congratulations to both businesses!
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What a fantastic time we had at the 2026 Scottish Finalists reception on Wednesday evening for the Countryside Alliance Awards! Thank you to everyone for coming along to help celebrate our wonderful rural businesses.
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With good wishes to the Ministers appointed today, It is likely that @JimFairlieLogie’s portfolio will again include fieldsports and most other related activities. We look forward to working together for the benefit of rural Scotland.
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First Minister @JohnSwinney has started to choose his new cabinet today. @JennyGilruthMSP has been given the Deputy FM role, a position previously held by Kate Forbes. We await to see who will get the Rural Affairs post...
#Holyrood @theSNP
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The new First Minister will be selected at 2pm tomorrow at Holyrood. @JohnSwinney is expected to be the top contender however @agcolehamilton has also signalled his intentions.
Watch proceedings live ➡️ scottishparliament.tv/
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Have you witnessed church vandalism, fly-tipping, theft, or other crimes in your local area?
We have launched an interactive rural crime map to highlight the reality of crime in the countryside and help build a national evidence base for change. ⬇️
bit.ly/49Q6Kdr
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Read our quick round-up of key events from the 2026 Scottish Elections.
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