Land Reform (Scotland) Bill Stage One debate
I have prepared a brieifng for MSPs ahead of the Stage One debate on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill on Wednesday 26 March 2025. You can download a copy here.
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Category: Announcements
Public Information for Lords and Ladies of Wildernesse
Reader of this blog will be familiar with Highland Titles and Wildcat Haven Enterprises. The latter, with the financial support of the former, took legal action against me for defamation and lost. Last year, I reported on the demise of
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Large-scale Rural Land Sales 2020 – 2022
Today, I publish a report analysing large-scale land sales or rural land during 2020 – 2022. The analysis is my contribution to ongoing efforts to better understand the land market and is derived from date collected as part of the
Continue readingWhy I Resigned from the Scottish Green Party
4500 words – 30 minute read Introduction I never intended to write further about my resignation from the Scottish Green Party. When I resigned, I agreed with the Party not to say anything further. However, I am now aware that
Continue readingDefamation 9 (I win)
I have just realised that I have never posted the good news about my defamation case here on my own website so here is it for the record. I won! Lord Clark ruled comprehensivelty in my favour in an Opinion
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The case of Wildcat Haven Enterprises CIC vs Andy Wightman has been running in Court 6 at the Court of Session before Lord Clark, presiding.The case opened on Tuesday 29 October. As a defender I am unable to comment on
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On 21 March 2017 I was served with a summons by Wildcat Haven Enterprises CIC. It is a defamation action in which the pursuer is claiming £750,000 damages (plus 8% annual interest). The action relates to two blogs I wrote
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On 20 March 2017, I was served with a summons by Wildcat Haven Enterprises CIC claiming that I had defamed them and seeking damages of £750,000 (now £810,000 with 8% interest). The allegations relate to two blogs I published in
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One year ago, on 20 March 2017, I was served with a summons by Wildcat Haven Enterprises CIC claiming that I had defamed them and seeking damages of £750,000 (now £810,000 with 8% interest) . The allegations relate to two
Continue readingDeclaration of Interests, Income and Tax 2016-17
Since 2010, I have been (like a couple of my self-employed writer/activist colleagues George Monbiot and Alastair McIntosh) making an annual declaration of interests, income and tax. Previous declarations can be found at the foot of the About page. Commentators,
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