…the blog and website of Andy Wightman
Thirty years ago, from 3-14 June 1992, countries met in Rio de Janeiro at the ground-breaking Earth Summit. The conference agreed the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, Agenda 21 and the Forest Principles. The conference also agreed two legally
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Today marks an important moment in the struggle to reclaim rights for the people over common land. In May 2005, I discovered an extant commonty in the Parish of Carluke (pictured red above). Commonties are ancient areas of common land,
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Dear Oscar Nominee, Congratulations on your nomination for an Academy Awards 2022. According to media reports, I understand that as a nominee you have received a gift pack that contains, among other things, a purported gift of a plot of
Continue reading4500 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 readingThe Report of the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints has been published and can be downloaded here. PREAMBLE In early December 2019, I joined the Committee as a substitute when my colleague, Alison Johnstone MSP had
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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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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
Continue readingSTOP PRESS:- THURSDAY 18 FEB 2021 1330hrs The Minister has withdrawn the Licensing Regulation I launched the Homes First campaign in 2017 to highlight problems with the legislative and regulatory regime around short-term lets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
Continue readingBelow 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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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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