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Andy Wightman

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Writer & Researcher. Author of Who Owns Scotland & The Poor Had No Lawyers. Former MSP 2016-2021 andywightman.scot whoownsscotland.org.uk
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    Who Owns Scotland? I have published the 44th monthly update to Who Owns Scotland which contains ownership information on 5075 landholdings covering 5.94 million hectares (14.7 million acres) or over 77.16% of rural Scotland. This project is solely funded by subscriptions.
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    The evidence suggests that John Swinney is no fan of local government. EXHIBIT 1 - Minutes of one of his first ever cabinet meetings in October 2007 when he was setting out the terms of a proposed concordat with local government. Part of the function of this was to force
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    In the context of speculation about local government centralisation, it is helpful to note that the International @coe treaty to protect local government comes into force on 15 October 2026 when the articles of the treaty will become justiciable in Scottish courts.
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    Which just confirms what a stupid decision it was. Of course many MSPs welcome less scrutiny.
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    Presiding Officer Kenneth Gibson says some MSPs who spoke out publicly against a media 'pen' for journalists, privately supported the move. “A lot of them were saying ‘good on you, you should have went further’ and all the rest of it.” holyrood.com/inside-politic…
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    This is a report I was commissioned to write in 2011 for the Scottish Green Parliamentary Group. it sets out the history of local govt in Scotland and sets it in a European context. andywightman.scot/wp-content/doc…
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