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Laura Moodie: “No developer should be given privileged access to decision-makers because they are a duke, or because of their wealth…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2026
No developer should be given privileged access to decision-makers because they are a duke, or because of their wealth and landholdings, particularly when thousands of local people, like the ones I have met, have raised serious objections to the proposal.
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Laura Moodie
Scottish Green Party

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