Mark Highfield

Mark Lindley-Highfield of Ballumbie Castle

Lindley-Highfield of Ballumbie Castle
Coat of Arms
Residence Scotland, U.K.
Occupation university lecturer, former community councillor, anthropologist

Mark Highfield, whose full name is Mark Paul Lindley-Highfield of Ballumbie Castle, is a university lecturer, former community councillor, and anthropologist. His surname makes reference to Ballumbie Castle, a ruinous castle on the outskirts of Dundee.

He first came to the attention of the national media in 2003 when, as a student, his campaign for freedom of speech and the editorial independence of the Gaudie newspaper gained the support of then MPs Alex Salmond (First Minister of Scotland), Lord Jones of Cheltenham, Alistair Carmichael, Angus Robertson and Mike Weir, who backed an Early Day Motion relating to the matter in the Westminster Parliament.

From 2008 to 2010, he was the 14th Baron of Cartsburn. He remains the Lord of the Manor of Wilmington.

In April 2013, he received national media attention following the inquest held into the killing of three children by their father, Ceri Fuller, where it was revealed that Ceri Fuller's wife, Ruth Fuller, a 34-year-old mature student, had had a reported "crush" on him, who was her tutor with the Open University at the time.

In 2016, a traditional African ruler, the Omukama (King) of Bunyoro-Kitara, gave him an award for supporting the kingdom. He runs Bunyoro-Kitara.UK, a voluntary organisation in aid of the community. He is also the founder of the Centre for the Study of the Kingdoms and Chiefdoms of Africa.

Biography

He was educated at the universities of Oxford (matriculated under Highfield-Smith), Aberdeen, Edinburgh and the Open University.[1][2] He was awarded the Lumsden and Sachs Fellowship for his undergraduate performance at the University of Aberdeen[3] and an Economic and Social Research Council studentship for his research into religious conversion in Mexico.[4]

At 21 years of age, he was appointed chairman of a local business club.[5]

From 2008 to 2010, he was the 14th Baron of Cartsburn and he remains Lord of Wilmington.[6][7] Neither is a peerage title. Both originated under feudalism.

He was an elected councillor (unopposed) on Turriff & District Community Council.[8]

As of 25 June 2016, he has been appointed Plenipotentiary and Special Adviser of the Association of the Representatives of Bunyoro-Kitara and the Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara for Scotland.[9] Also in 2016, he was given an award by the Omukama of Bunyoro-Kitara for charitable work he does for the benefit of the Banyoro people.[10] He runs Bunyoro-Kitara.UK, a voluntary organisation in aid of the community.[11] He is also the founder of the newly created Centre for the Study of the Kingdoms and Chiefdoms of Africa.[12]

Media attention

Freedom of the press campaign

He first came to the attention of the national media in 2003, when editor of Gaudie, the student newspaper of the University of Aberdeen, when he and his editorial team resigned in protest at editorial interference by the University's Students' Association.[13][14][15][16] Their campaign for free speech and the freedom of the press gained the support of then MPs Alex Salmond (First Minister of Scotland), Lord Jones of Cheltenham, Alistair Carmichael, Angus Robertson and Mike Weir, who supported an Early Day Motion in the Westminster Parliament calling on the Students' Association to reconsider their "ill-advised move".[17]

Ceri Fuller Inquest

In April 2013, a statement on his behalf was read at an inquest held into the killing of three children by their father, Ceri Fuller, where it was revealed that Ceri Fuller's wife, Ruth Fuller, a 34-year-old mature student, had had a reported "crush" on the gentleman, who was her tutor with the Open University at the time.[18] The inquest revealed that 'there was nothing to suggest [she] had started a relationship with her humanities lecturer',[19] he 'responded reminding her of the boundaries between a tutor and student'[19] and he 'had not encouraged her and she had no expectations of a relationship.'[18] The Press Complaints Commission has since published details of resolutions to complaints about some of the reporting of this issue.[20][21]

References

  1. ↑ "Mark Lindley-Highfield of Ballumbie Castle FRAI FRGS". The Open University. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mark Lindley-Highfield of Ballumbie Castle". Royal Central. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Prize List Session 2003–2004". University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Lindley-Highfield, M. P. (2008). ""Muslimization", Mission and Modernity in Morelos: the problem of a combined hotel and prayer hall for the Muslims of Mexico". Tourism, Culture & Communication. 8 (2): 85–96.
  5. ↑ "Members sought at business club". Express & Star. 21 March 1996. p. 12.
  6. ↑ "The Register of Feudal Lords and Barons of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". The Armorial Register International Register of Arms. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lindley-Highfield of Ballumbie Castle (subscription required)". Burke's Peerage. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  8. ↑ Prise Porter, N. (17 June 2016). "Community matters". Turriff Advertiser. p. 6.
  9. ↑ "Official Statement". ARKBK-CLBG. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  10. ↑ Davidson, P. (24 August 2016). "Church names Ugandan King as Patron to focus on country's problems". Evening Express. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Member Organisation – Bunyoro-Kitara.UK". Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Who’s Who: UGANDA: Mark Lindley-Highfield in the Service of the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom (subscription required)". The Indian Ocean Newsletter no.1439. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  13. ↑ Curtis, P. (16 May 2003). "MPs debate future of Scotland oldest student paper". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Newspaper row to be discussed at Westminster". The Scotsman. 16 May 2003. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  15. ↑ Mackay, H. (21 May 2003). "MPs enter row over new editor of student paper". Press Gazette. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  16. ↑ Lindsay, M. (14 May 2003). "Students fight for paper's freedom". Aberdeen Press & Journal.
  17. ↑ "Early day motion 1242". www.parliament.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  18. 1 2 Morris, S. (25 April 2013). "Father killed his children before jumping off cliff, coroner rules". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  19. 1 2 Carter, C. (24 April 2013). "Father killed three children after his wife ended relationship over 'crush' inquest hears". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  20. ↑ "Press Complaints Commission – News & Features". Press Complaints Commission. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  21. ↑ "Press Complaints Commission – News & Features". Press Complaints Commission. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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