So Red Nicola Is Going To Seize Lairds' Lands For The Masses.....

[DTCwordfan]

Here beginneth the socialist revolution.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-33226303

Which legal system is going to object to this stripping of one's assets?

[sandyRoe]

I wonder how many of the 13,000 acres at Althorp were acquired this way?

The law locks up the man or woman
Who steals the goose from off the common,
But lets the greater felon loose
Who steals the common from off the goose.
—Anon, wealthandwant.com[31]

[Quizmonster]

Well said, Sandy! That sums up the position - in both Scotland and England - precisely.