…the blog and website of Andy Wightman
Pictured – Kinloch Castle I am just back from four days on the Isle of Rùm. There have been four phases in the history of Rùm. The first and longest was the pre-clearance period stretching from pre-history up until 1826
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This blog is the second in a series of blogs about the Scottish Government’s consultation – Land Reform in a Net Zero Nation (see this page for details). It follows a previous blog that provided an overview of the proposals.
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Introduction On Monday 4 July, the Scottish Government published its consultation paper “Land Reform in a Net Zero Nation” (1). The consultation is designed to inform the introduction of a Land Reform Bill by the end of 2023. I spent
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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
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