Attempts to take over community land trusts by wealthy land owners.
There are three lessons to learn from this experience
The first is that there are an increasing number of small communities where millionaires have moved in, bought a series of properties and undertaken commercial development.
Secondly, unlike most of continental Europe, local economic development in places like Glengarry is carried out by community development companies run by volunteer directors and trustees (though often with paid staff), and no statutory powers.
Third. In contrast to the communes and municipalities of continental Europe, membership of organisations like the Trust is voluntary. Local people join if they want to. In many cases, not many local people are members which makes it more likely that it can be taken over by hostile forces.