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Andy Wightman for Highlands and Islands

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Andy Wightman

I will be a regional list candidate for the Highlands and Islands in the Scottish Parliamentary election in May 2021. To be elected, I will need around 15,000 votes. I have launched a Crowdfunder to raise £10,000 to pay for

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Andy Wightman for Highlands and Islands MSP

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Andy Wightman

I will be putting my name forward as an Independent candidate in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election for the Highlands and Islands Region. From the end of March, my home will be in Lochaber. Holyrood needs more independent voices. Over

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Short-term lets regulations: an imperfect solution

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Andy Wightman

STOP PRESS:- THURSDAY 18 FEB 2021 1330hrs The Minister has withdrawn the Licensing Regulation I launched the Homes First campaign in 2017 to highlight problems with the legislative and regulatory regime around short-term lets (STLs). Throughout my time as an

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Statement on the publication of evidence to the SGHHC Committee

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Andy Wightman

Below is a statement from the Scottish Parliament in response to the votes this morning in the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints on the publication of written evidence from Alex Salmond on the Ministerial Code. I

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Wrongful Termination Orders

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Andy Wightman

In July 2019, the First Tier Tribunal issued an eviction order for a tenant living in a small studio flat in Edinburgh. The ground for eviction was that the landlord – along with his wife and daughter – wished to

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Rockall

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Andy Wightman

In response to reports of Marine Scotland challenging Irish fishing boats in the 12-mile territorial seas around Rockall, I have lodged the following motion in Parliament. For more information on the legal backgound, see this blog by Richard Collins of

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Resignation from the Scottish Green Party

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Andy Wightman

I have resigned from the Scottish Green Party. My resignation letter can be read here and is outlined below. Lorna Slater & Patrick Harvie MSP Co-Leaders Scottish Green Party 19b Graham Street EDINBURGH EH6 5QN cc. Membership Secretary 18 December

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Press release: soaring rents shows need for rent controls

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Andy Wightman

Rising private rents across Scotland reveal the failure of the SNP’s flagship rent pressure zones policy and the need for proper rent controls, Scottish Greens housing spokesperson Andy Wightman has said. New stats published by the Scottish Government  show that

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Housing, Local Government
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Pentland Hills Regional Park: outdoor infrastructure survey

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Andy Wightman

In September 2020, the Scottish Parliament held a debate on ‘dirty camping’. Many MSPs spoke out against the poor behaviour their constituents had witnessed over the summer. This behaviour was caused not only by a lack of understanding about how

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Defamation and the Serious Harm test

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Andy Wightman

Speech in Stage One debate (to see subtitles, switch them on in icon below vide) 9 minute read. The Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill was debated at Stage One in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday. I was given 3

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