Podcast appearances and mentions of andy wightman

Who owns Scotland? How did they get it? What happened to all the common land in Scotland? Has the Scottish Parliament made any difference? Can we get our common good land back? In this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got it (Birlinn, 2024), Andy Wightman updates the statistics of landownership in Scotland and explores how and why landowners got their hands on the millions of acres of land that were once held in common. He tells the untold story of how Scotland's legal establishment and politicians managed to appropriate land through legal fixes. Have attempts to redistribute this power more equitably made any difference, and what are the full implications of the recent debt-fuelled housing bubble, the Smith Commission and the new Scottish Government's proposals on land reform? For all those with an interest in urban and rural land in Scotland, this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers provides a fascinating analysis of one the most important political questions in Scotland. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Who owns Scotland? How did they get it? What happened to all the common land in Scotland? Has the Scottish Parliament made any difference? Can we get our common good land back? In this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got it (Birlinn, 2024), Andy Wightman updates the statistics of landownership in Scotland and explores how and why landowners got their hands on the millions of acres of land that were once held in common. He tells the untold story of how Scotland's legal establishment and politicians managed to appropriate land through legal fixes. Have attempts to redistribute this power more equitably made any difference, and what are the full implications of the recent debt-fuelled housing bubble, the Smith Commission and the new Scottish Government's proposals on land reform? For all those with an interest in urban and rural land in Scotland, this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers provides a fascinating analysis of one the most important political questions in Scotland. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Who owns Scotland? How did they get it? What happened to all the common land in Scotland? Has the Scottish Parliament made any difference? Can we get our common good land back? In this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got it (Birlinn, 2024), Andy Wightman updates the statistics of landownership in Scotland and explores how and why landowners got their hands on the millions of acres of land that were once held in common. He tells the untold story of how Scotland's legal establishment and politicians managed to appropriate land through legal fixes. Have attempts to redistribute this power more equitably made any difference, and what are the full implications of the recent debt-fuelled housing bubble, the Smith Commission and the new Scottish Government's proposals on land reform? For all those with an interest in urban and rural land in Scotland, this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers provides a fascinating analysis of one the most important political questions in Scotland. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

Who owns Scotland? How did they get it? What happened to all the common land in Scotland? Has the Scottish Parliament made any difference? Can we get our common good land back? In this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got it (Birlinn, 2024), Andy Wightman updates the statistics of landownership in Scotland and explores how and why landowners got their hands on the millions of acres of land that were once held in common. He tells the untold story of how Scotland's legal establishment and politicians managed to appropriate land through legal fixes. Have attempts to redistribute this power more equitably made any difference, and what are the full implications of the recent debt-fuelled housing bubble, the Smith Commission and the new Scottish Government's proposals on land reform? For all those with an interest in urban and rural land in Scotland, this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers provides a fascinating analysis of one the most important political questions in Scotland. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

Who owns Scotland? How did they get it? What happened to all the common land in Scotland? Has the Scottish Parliament made any difference? Can we get our common good land back? In this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got it (Birlinn, 2024), Andy Wightman updates the statistics of landownership in Scotland and explores how and why landowners got their hands on the millions of acres of land that were once held in common. He tells the untold story of how Scotland's legal establishment and politicians managed to appropriate land through legal fixes. Have attempts to redistribute this power more equitably made any difference, and what are the full implications of the recent debt-fuelled housing bubble, the Smith Commission and the new Scottish Government's proposals on land reform? For all those with an interest in urban and rural land in Scotland, this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers provides a fascinating analysis of one the most important political questions in Scotland. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics

Who owns Scotland? How did they get it? What happened to all the common land in Scotland? Has the Scottish Parliament made any difference? Can we get our common good land back? In this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got it (Birlinn, 2024), Andy Wightman updates the statistics of landownership in Scotland and explores how and why landowners got their hands on the millions of acres of land that were once held in common. He tells the untold story of how Scotland's legal establishment and politicians managed to appropriate land through legal fixes. Have attempts to redistribute this power more equitably made any difference, and what are the full implications of the recent debt-fuelled housing bubble, the Smith Commission and the new Scottish Government's proposals on land reform? For all those with an interest in urban and rural land in Scotland, this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers provides a fascinating analysis of one the most important political questions in Scotland. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who owns Scotland? How did they get it? What happened to all the common land in Scotland? Has the Scottish Parliament made any difference? Can we get our common good land back? In this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got it (Birlinn, 2024), Andy Wightman updates the statistics of landownership in Scotland and explores how and why landowners got their hands on the millions of acres of land that were once held in common. He tells the untold story of how Scotland's legal establishment and politicians managed to appropriate land through legal fixes. Have attempts to redistribute this power more equitably made any difference, and what are the full implications of the recent debt-fuelled housing bubble, the Smith Commission and the new Scottish Government's proposals on land reform? For all those with an interest in urban and rural land in Scotland, this updated edition of The Poor Had No Lawyers provides a fascinating analysis of one the most important political questions in Scotland. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose new book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

The Ordinary Elite is a Scottish podcast series brought to you from Glasgow by John McGovern and Mike Dailly. Both are Solicitor Advocates - John a criminal defence practitioner and Mike a civil litigation practitioner and social justice campaigner. In our 11th episode in Season 2, we discuss the Scottish Government's Land Reform (Scotland) Bill. We're joined by former MSP and Scottish land expert Andy Wightman. Andy believes in the fundamental democratisation of land ownership in Scotland. We ask will the Land Reform Bill make a difference and is their a political will in Scotland to revolutionise land ownership and use? Or is it simply virtue signalling? Visit Andy's website here: https://andywightman.scot

Episode 204 of the Common Weal Policy PodcastYou can download the episode directly here.This week, Craig talks to Andy Wightman, possibly Scotland's foremost expert on land reform, about the Scottish Government's new Land Reform Bill and his updated analysis of his Who Owns Scotland? report which shows that in the past decade or so, Scotland's already very concentrated patterns of land ownership have got even more so with just 433 people now owning 50% of Scotland's rural land.Andy's report can be read here.And his blog, including a detailed analysis of the Government's Bill, can be read here.Common Weal's work is only possible thanks to our generous supporters who regularly donate an average of £10 per month. If you would like to help us build our vision of an All of Us First Scotland, you can do so here: https://commonweal.scot/donate/The Policy Podcast would like to discuss all of Common Weal's policy papers in detail as well as other major policy stories in and around Scotland so if there are any topics that you would like to see covered or if you have an interesting policy story to tell and would like to be a guest on the show, please contact Craig at craig@common.scotYou can also find us on iTunes, Spotify, Castbox, Stitcher, Tunein, iHeart Radio and other major podcast aggregators.You can also add the podcast to your RSS feed using this link: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/264906.rssImage Credit: NASA WorldviewThemeExcerpts from "Hiding Your Reality" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the show

We speak with Scottish land reformer and retired politican Andy Wightman in Scotland. 

Calum, Geoff and Andy are joined by Andy Wightman who was a Scottish Green Party MSP for the Lothian Region from 2016-2020. He discusses the state of the Green party today, as well as the Bute House Agreement, and his take on what needs to change in Scotland's political structures. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/holyroodsources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a very special Community Pioneers Podcast  entitled " The Power of the Eigg Story, Yesterday and Today' . Moderated by Calum MacDonald with Camille Dressler of Comunn Eachdraidh Eige (Eigg history Society) handling the Q&A ; this event featured three Iconic Scottish Writers, Lesley Riddoch, Alastair McIntosh and Andy Wightman. As you will hear, they all played a part in the Eigg community buyout. Their stories and memories provide a fascinating glimpse to what happened 25 years ago and outline some lessons for the future. Organised by Communn Eachdrtaidh Eige as part of their "voices of the Eigg Community buyout" programme funded by Scotland's Year of Stories 2022, this is a unique audio insight. 

In the first part of this wide ranging interview with Andy we look back at his time as a Green MSP, his bid to become an independent MSP for the Highlands and Islands in 2021,his thoughts on indyref2 , and how to win popular support for independence.In the second half we focus on his work creating a draft "Land Bill for the People", a root and branch reform of land ownership and control in Scotland.★ Support this podcast ★

This week: the Scottish election, dental policy, means testing, candidates to watch (Andy Wightman, Peter Krykant & Bonnie Prince Bob)and a VERY special announcement! Enjoy!

Notions of Land Reform, especially when looking historically, bring forth images of mass upheaval and unrest associated with nationalization and redistribution of resources—as it should. Yet, as the favored option to shift land use, where property entitlements are left unchallenged, continues to deliver watered down results, it seems to me it's worth willing to experiment with reshaping the concept of property, while still respecting deeply entrenched social and legal norms of property. There may be no better case to critically think this through than by looking at what's happening in Scotland, where a set of fairly recent Land Reform Acts have come into force. And I can't think of a better person to discuss this with in detail than Malcolm Combe, a senior lecturer in Scots private law at the University of Strathclyde. Malcolm has long been writing on Scottish Land reform, including a new book, "Land Reform in Scotland" edited with Jayne Glass and Annie Tindley. In this episode, we`ll talk about the Scottish Land Reform Acts, but also why they may have been started, and how they operate in the law. We end up focusing on a really interesting case of these new legal entitlements in action—when a local church was put up for sale in a place called Portobello, just outside Edinburgh, the local community attempted to use the new powers available to try and bring the asset into their control. Episode Links Lovett, J. A., & Combe, M. M. (2019). The Parable of Portobello: Lessons and Questions from the First Urban Acquisition Under the Scottish Community Right-to-Buy Regime. Mont. L. Rev., 80, 211. BBC Documentary Series on the potential for a community buy out at the Bays of Harris Land Reform in Scotland: History, Law and Policy The Morven Woods buyout story *Since recording of interview, Andy Wightman no longer serves as MSP for the Scottish Green Party This episode of Landscapes is supported by the UKRI Landscapes Decisions Programme Get in touch at https://adamcalo.substack.com/about

Mandy & Gemma look back at the year and discuss the good, and bad moments. Andy Wightman sits down with Mandy in an exclusive discussion surrounding his resignation from the Green Party. The episode ends on our hopes for 2021, what we want to see and where we want to end up.. and to all of you wonderful listeners, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Remember to Follow and Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. You can follow our hosts, Mandy and Liam on Twitter, and you can keep up to date with the latest news from Holyrood online at Holyrood.com, or on our Twitter @HolyroodDaily. Lastly, remember to read the last issue of Holyrood Magazine online here. This show was hosted by Mandy Rhodes and Liam Kirkaldy, produced by Steven Perrie-Clyde, and artwork designed by Aimee Wachtel. This show is brought to you by Holyrood Magazine, ©Holyrood Communications 2020. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/holyrood/message

We're back after our festive break and the three big stories of 2020, Covid,Brexit, and the future of the UK still dominate the political stage. Boris Johnson made a foray onto the Andrew Marr programme on Sunday and this shambolic interview, on both his and Marr's behalf, provides us with the framework for our thoughts. With the latest polling showing the potential for another hung Westmister parliament in 2024 Lesley wonders if those Labour voters who switched to the Tories have seen through Johnson's bluff ,bluster and blunder during the pandemic. We also speculate that now Brexit has been"done" will the Conservatives take that final step into English nationalism and say goodbye to us whining, ungrateful Scots? The importance of the Holyrood elections in May is becoming clearer to any demand for indyref2 and we discuss the significance of Andy Wightman's resignation not only to him personally but the prospects of the Greens. Two vital Senate seats are in play in today's Georgia elections. Will that phonecall by Trump to the Georgia Secretary of State prove a disaster for Republican chances of continuing to control the Senate and what did it say about the future of Trump and the GOP? Along the way there's mention of  Darwinian evolutionary theory, Sicilian detectives, Viking marauders,Roman gods, and our thoughts on the loss of Jim McLean and Kay Ullrich.  

Foxhunting Galloway   Phil Attridge rejoins the gang today.    We offer advice to the SNP on the Brexit Deal vote in Westminster this week.   Keir Starmer gets another roasting.   We wonder when the rows over the Brexit Deal facts will start.   Further developments are expected when Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon appear before the Harassment Inquiry next month.  We speculate on the political future of Andy Wightman and for the Greens in Scotland.   Foxhunting and George Galloway finish the show. 

The covid-19 pandemic has put tenants all over the world in a vulnerable position. In April, Scotland introduced an eviction ban for those affected by the crisis that could continue until March 2021. England and Wales implemented similar protections for renters in the summer months, however the bans ended in September. People in the UK have been losing their jobs across the income spectrum, placing many people in financial stress. We wanted to know more about the threats facing renters in the UK due to the pandemic. We spoke to Scottish Green Party Housing Spokesperson Andy Wightman who has been a vocal proponent of more robust protections for renters. We discuss why the “eviction ban” may be a misnomer, how real the threat is for renters, what protections are in place, and the need for a winter eviction ban.

In our latest pod we talk to Scottish Green Party MSP Andy Wightman. We chat about housing reform, Scottish Independence, Climate change, his recent legal battle with Wildcat Haven Enterprises, his rejected amendments to the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill & his extensive work on land ownership in Scotland - as well as the land reforms that are so vital for Scotland to move forward as a country. https://www.notanotherfakenewscast.com/ https://twitter.com/PGMcast https://twitter.com/andywightman

As the UK government performs, yet another, volte face, this time on mandatory face coverings. We ask how, given their track record, the Tories can be trusted on the post Brexit trade deals they're negotiating. Lesley also questions if Scotland ,even if independent , could be insulated from the rigged regulations these agreements contain. Mike Russell was on GMS this morning claiming that the proposals by Westminster to take control of state aid away from the devolved governments was the final pillar of the power grab. I try to make sense of the EU state aid regulations  and just why it seems to be the last straw for the Scottish government. Priti Patel's points based immigration system has been condemned by unions and employers.How much does her claim that it will attract the "brightest and the best" and "encourage employers to invest in the domestic workforce" stand up to scrutiny? The Ferret published an investigation into the operation of the Scottish Land Fund. We ask if it's fit for purpose and look at Andy Wightman's suggestions for reform. All this,plus, I learn a brand new Scottish phrase.

In this week's episode we begin, inevitably, with the biggest story of the political week, the Dominic Cummings affair. Just how will it play with the swathe of new,northen English,Tory voters? In Scotland,even before Cummingsgate, Nicola Sturgeon's ratings sored in polls over her handling of the Covid crisis to over 80% while Boris Johnson's plummeted to 30%. Will this prove the Rubicon for previous opponents of Scottish independence. Plus, has the coverage of Cummings by both the BBC and ITV revealed the all too cosy relationship between polticians and lobby correspondents? Care homes have been at the centre of excess deaths during the pandemic. Have they been left too long in the hands of shadowy off shore conglomerates and will this be a wake up call for reform up here? We return to the Andy Wightman amendments on rent freezes which we discussed last week. Sadly they fell. George Kerevan's article in Bella Caledonia suggests that the Scottish government is putting the interests of corporate Build to Let landlords over those of their tenants. Along the way there's also Call Kaye and my dodgy front teeth.  

If a week is a long time,not just in Scottish, but in all politics, a fortnight feels like a lifetime,but we're back. We kick off with the Andy Wightman call for a rent freeze in his amendment to the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill that will be considered by MSPs today at Holyrood. Will this suffer the same fate as others he's introduced? And if it falls due to lack of government support what does this say for the progressive credentials of the SNP leadership? Labour controlled English local authorities have been flexing their municipal muscles in opposing the early return of schools and the cliff edge announcement of the easing of lockdown rules. However Keir Starmer's Westminster Labour has been less than supportive. Small Scottish shops have been flourishing in their swift and flexible response to supplying their customers with high quality,locally sourced, groceries during the Covid crisis. Shouldn't this a model to be encouraged post lockdown? This leads neatly,I hope,into the new world of platform cooperatives who're gearing up to take on the big boys of digital capitalism like Uber and Amazon. Can this,allied to the rolling out of the Preston model across Scotland, transform our economy and society right now? Lots of the ideas surrounding coops and municipal socialism were incredibly influential in the post war creation of the Welfare State. We reckon it's more than worthwhile reexamining the ideas of thinkers like James Connolly and Tom Johnston to create the post crisis "new normal". Along the way there's also adventures with the Eye Spy book of birds and the joys of E bikes.

Lesley’s just back from the Community Land Scotland conference at Sabhal Mor Ostaig on Skye where the rural housing crisis, facing young people in particular, was the key topic. Lesley questions whether the Scottish government is doing enough to tackle the desperate situation particularly, in the light of its opposition to the Andy Wightman amendments to the Planning Bill. We just can’t escape from Brexit and I have a wee look at the UK government’s proposed replacement for the EU structural funds which will be administered, not from Edinburgh, but London. This takes us, surprisingly, into a more complex area of “power grabs” than you might imagine, and wondering when, and if, the Scottish Greens can emulate the campaigning success of their European sister parties. By way of the Northern Powerhouse and City deals, it all made sense as we went along, we finish up discussing the great article by Fintan O’Toole on the potential of Scotland to be a new kind of state. And we just couldn’t let the Tory Party leadership election go unmentioned, try as hard as we might.

Censorship -  https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613644/youtube-is-deleting-videos-on-nazi-history-as-part-of-its-hate-speech-crackdown/?utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_medium=tr_social&utm_source=twitter Julia Hartley Brewer - https://t.co/bCpPR7Kdlf Dr Who - https://www.spiked-online.com/2019/06/05/transphobia-has-no-place-in-the-whoniverse/  Andy Wightman – Green MSP - https://twitter.com/andywightman/status/1137017582425391105?s=12  Transgender - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-south-yorkshire-45937939/meet-the-99-year-old-transgender-ww2-veteran  Abortion – a necessary violence – https://twitter.com/mez1972/status/1137713111140655104?s=12 The Vatican - https://catholicherald.co.uk/news/2019/06/10/vatican-document-condemns-gender-theory-as-cultural-and-ideological-revolution/ Kenneth Copeland.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LtF34Mrsf https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7094061/Televangelist-Kenneth-Copeland-Inside-Edition-interview-defends-using-THREE-private-jets.html  Steve Chalke - https://theweeflea.com/2019/06/10/the-lost-message-of-chalke/ https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2019/7-june/regulars/podcast/podcast-steve-chalke-on-the-lost-message-of-paul Keith and  Kristyn Getty – Ps 130   

Lesley and I were both enthralled by the US midterm elections. I followed them on CNN and she on C4. Still her go to news channel despite the Nicola Sturgeon Brexit debate debacle. The blue surge in the States ushered in a swathe of new, progressive Democrats to the House of Representatives,but has Donald Trump managed, with typical sleight of hand, another master stroke of deflection with his sacking of Jeff Sessions and attack on CNN's Jim Acosta? Lesley's most recent column in the National focused on the report for the Revive Coalition by Dr Ruth Tingay and Andy Wightman on Scotland's driven grouse moors. Lesley asks if there can be a united campaign to rewild and repopulate this barren 20% of Scotland's land, and how radical will the Scottish Government be prepared to be in challenging land owners. Just when Dundee seems to be breaking free of its post-industrial gloom Michelin has announced the closure of its tyre factory with the loss of over 800 jobs. Is it a case of two steps forward, three steps back for the city, or can government, unions, and the workers save the plant? The BBC made the controversial decision to interview Leave. EU’s Arron Banks after his referral to the National Crime Agency. Was this the right decision? And was Andrew Marr the right man? We also take time for personal reflections on loss as we approach the centenary of the Armistice.

A bumper edition feat. a full interview with ace-lobbyist Luke Skipper of top PR outfit Weber Shandwick (at circa. 12mins) whilst your regular hosts talks defamation law, Andy Wightman and a quick bit on John Swinney at the Scottish Parliament's Education Committee. Plus a flat earth joke! Enjoy!

Lesley chaired sessions at the 2013 COSLA  Conference in St Andrews. She reports back from a conference where the architect of the ‘Bedroom Tax’, Lord Freud delivered a presentation and where Nicola Sturgeon ‘debated’ with Alistair Darling; in the first clash of the political heavyweights. She gives you some of the colour and atmosphere of these particular sessions. You may well get annoyed as Lesley by some of the attitudes. Finally, Lesley and Andy Wightman were invited to take part in a ‘Comrie Conversation’; a community that came together to talk about ‘independence’ at the grassroots.

Andy Wightman and Lesley sat down in a sunny Edinburgh garden to chat through the themes and topics they will be covering in their show; the Scottish Six. From Vitamin D, bubbles, land reform, the sexism of 'shovel ready, opening ceremonies and equality are just some of the topics covered in this podcast.

This week Lesley meets up with Andy Wightman and the talk turns to land reform, land ownership, land usage and generally...well...land. It is a frisky encounter and well worth the listen. Recorded outside on Skye, this is the first Lesley Riddoch Podcast outside broadcast!