…the blog and website of Andy Wightman
Today, the UK Government published its response to the final Report of the Scottish Affairs Committee’s Inquiry into the Crown Estate in Scotland. The SAC Inquiry was the most detailed evidence-based investigation into how the Crown Estate Commissioners (CEC) operate
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John Swinney writes a long piece in today’s Daily Record (1) on the Barclay’s rate-rigging scandal. He says a lot about Labour’s past failings but nothing about his own plans for banking reform and merely concludes that “If we are
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This evening I submitted the following report to the Tower Hamlets Division of the Metropolitan Police. “I am contacting you as the police authority responsible for the area in which Barclays PLC, 1 Churchill Place, London has its HQ. From
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The Queen today visited Northern Ireland. Aside from the politics of the occasion, it is worth noting that Northern Ireland is the one part of the UK where the border is not yet agreed. Lough Foyle (red circle in the
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Communications and public relations are a necessary part of modern political life. Indeed, getting your message over often absorbs more time and effort than the content of the message itself. So, when the First Minister, Alex Salmond, was invited to
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A dance on Hawick Common after the races My website and blog are now integrated into one (seamless) web presence. I hope this helps folk find information of interest. Please advise me if you spot anything that doesn’t seem to
Continue readingFor the record (and bearing in mind this is written by a spin doctor), here is the opening from Scottish Land & Estate’s e-newsletter of 1 June 2012. “This has been a very busy week indeed, it started with our
Continue readingIn 1999, I wrote a short book called Scotland: Land & Power. The Agenda for Land Reform. I still have 500 or so copies sitting in boxes beside me which I am slowly getting rid of by leaving copies on
Continue readingWell, Alex Salmond duly gave his speech to the AGM of Scottish Land and Estates on Tuesday 29 May. (1) Unfortunately, he chose not to take up the many suggestions made in response to my earlier blog and, instead, gave
Continue readingAs today’s launch of the Yes campaign [broken link May 2025] rolled out, I began tweeting as follows: “I believe that it is fundamentally better if decisions about Auchtermuchty’s future are taken by the people of Auchtermuchty #yesauchtermuchty” This is
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