Local Hero II

The man of Menie who refuses to budge

Photo essay by Islay McLeod on Michael Forbes

'I bought my first bit of land here in the 70s. I don't really farm any more since they started bringing in ID for cattle and other things like that. The animals I've got now are just pets. I'm a summer fisherman these days.'

'I've had letters from all over the world supporting me. Micky Fit (Michael Foot) has been a great help.'

'Trump lives on the top of a skyscraper. He doesn't understand about wildlife.'

'I woke up one morning and found 'No Golf Course' spraypainted on the outhouse. I don't know who did it. Trump thinks it was me but it wasn't.'

All photographs Copyright Institute of Contemporary Scotland, 2008