…the blog and website of Andy Wightman
It was announced today that the Scottish Government is to spend £3m on building a pier to export timber from Mull’s forests and “boost the island’s timber business”. Whilst this may boost the timber harvesting business, it does nothing for the
Continue readingBy way of introduction to this blog, I should stress that I have no interest one way or the other in whether Portobello Park is common good. I am, however, interested in the law relating to common good and this
Continue readingDonald Trump has criticised William Grant & Sons for awarding the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland “TopScot” award to Michael Forbes. Severin Carrell has the full story in the Guardian. The full media release from Trump International Golf Links Scotland is
Continue readingOn the day that George Osborne is due to deliver his 2012 Autumn statement, I thought it might be worth reminding ourselves of what he thought of the Irish economy in 2006 when, on 23 February he gave a speech
Continue readingMs Diana Cairns submitted a Freedom of Information request to the City of Edinburgh Council for information about what advice I have given to the Council, how much I have been paid and for copies of emails between myself and
Continue reading© Alicia Bruce Photography © Sophie Gerrard photography Michael Forbes Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Top Scot 2012
Continue readingThe Guardian are running a series of investigative articles on the use of offshore tax havens to acquire land & property in London. It was timely, therefore to see Steven Vaas’s article in the Herald on Monday which revealed that
Continue readingI am very grateful to Ross McConell for helping me to interpret Trump Golf Club Scotland’s accounts. (This post was originally published on 28 Feb 2012 and has been updated to include the 2011 Accounts) Many claims have been made
Continue reading(Following my tweets today – if you simply want the source for the statistics and brief descriptions of the functions of the various tiers, download and read Local and regional Government Structures in Europe. Structures and Competences published by the Council of European
Continue readingScottish Land & Estates members survey. The Scottish Government’s Land Reform Review Group was established in July 2012 and twelve advisers were appointed in October. It has issued a call for evidence to be submitted to it by 11
Continue reading