Today's inauguration of the Canadian consulate in Greenland is the culmination of diplomacy as the answer to the bullying of the shameless American president and his yes-sayer government. It's an inspiration to everyone to stand up to injustice and stand for the rule of international law.

BLOG - Today I publish my annual Rural Land Market report examining land sales in 2024. For the first time, I reveal the prices paid for 21 properties which were concealed from public view. Do have a read - only 9 pages (the blog is worth your time too) andywightman.scot/2026/02/rura...

NEW BLOG - "Community Ownership and Local Landed Power" exploring recent events in Glengarry and the interplay between community action and an influential local businessman. andywightman.scot/2026/01/comm...

England and Wales’ land reform journey www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Scottish Four Seasons by @islaratcliff.bsky.social tonight at Celtic Connections in the Barony Hall

A reminder fo those furth of Scotland that we know all about Mr Trump's threats and bullying in trying to seize other people's property. We resisted. We won. (This is at Donald Trump's golf course at Menie, Aberdeenshire)

Is the forestry sector finally growing up? 🌲 In our latest episode of Let’s Talk Better Forestry, host Morag Paterson is joined by Stuart Goodall, Chief Executive of Confor, to discuss the "growing pains" of Scottish forestry. 🎧 Listen here: www.forestpolicygroup.org/news/ep-6-wi...

The Trump kvaje cakes are being sold out fast in Denmark. We're overwhelmed by the massive support from all around the world. Thank you so much ❤️🤗

Just watched this. My daughter went to a Russian school for 2 years and I am familiar with the routine patriotic and military performances. But after Feb 2022, this escalated dramatcially as illustrated in this astounding bit of film-making from inside a Russian school. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Nice write up in Herald of @islaratcliff.bsky.social new album. Pity the sub editors changed "Meltin o the Snaw" to "Melton o the Swan" !! www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576289...

Finally! Lenny The Cheater, my boy scout nemesisis, has agreed to give me the circus skills badge he so presumptiously took for himself all those years ago. No-one can juggle balls like me. Everybody says so. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

❄️ JANUARY GIGS ❄️ ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’ 23rd Jan - Celtic Connections 24th Jan - Stockbridge Music Hub ‘Daughters of Donbas’ 28th Jan - Celtic Connections 29th Jan - St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh 30th Jan - University of St Andrews

I think this is the first time that an asset of a common good fund (typically nowhere mentioned in the news piece) has been subject to restictions on sale beyond the familiar Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 provisions. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BLOG - Wildcat Haven Enterpsies CIC has been dissolved following liquidation still owing me £60,000. andywightman.scot/2026/01/wild...

In a recent blog I highlighted the trend for large-scale land sales to conceal the prices paid. A few readers have offered to donate the £30 needed to examine each title. There are 26 in scope. If you are willing to contribute, leave a comment on blog or email me. andywightman.scot/2025/12/you-...

DECEMBER 2025 UPDATE Who Owns Scotland now published with total of 4927 landholdings (76.77% rural Scotland). The project is financed solely by subscription income. New subscriptions welcome - they start at £5. whoownsscotland.org.uk

🎶 NEW MUSIC VIDEO - OUT NOW 🎶 Happy Hogmanay! Here’s a waltz to celebrate ❄️ ‘The Hogmanay Waltz (Winter 2)’ is from my recent album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’, which you can buy on Bandcamp or listen to on Tidal. youtu.be/lAobRQOndX0?...

A lovely tune for tonight 😍

Stage 1 report on Crofting Bill published. It supports a 3 croft limit for fast track assignations. But once more - a question. A crofter with 10 acres of bog and rock can have up to 3 crofts (or more if consented) but landowners owning thousands of ha face no such limits. Why not? ow.ly/JBie50XMw4t

For nosey parkers, curious minds, and investigative sleuths, gift a one year personal subscription to Who Owns Scotland this Christmas. Full details at foot of the Subscribe page whoownsscotland.org.uk/subscribe/

The Scottish Government’s independence papers were shot through with highly tendentious material, but the civil servants who produced them must have drawn the line at a whole-cloth fabrication. Because that is what the SNP’s third off energy bills claim is.

BLOG - You can have this information but it will cost you £630. Following a previous blog highlighting how land sale prices are being concealed, Registers of Scotland, has refused an FoI request & will charge £630 for the info on the price paid for land. andywightman.scot/2025/12/you-...

Isla Ratcliff @islaratcliff.bsky.social on the thrill of Vivaldi: ‘This is just great dance music’ list.co.uk/news/isla-ra...

The real significance of this anniversary is that for 750 of Dingwall's 800 years history, Dingwall had self-government. The past 50 years are the oddity. And "the practice" of Royal Burghs didn't end in 1975. Royal Burghs still exist & charters are live legal documents www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Following SLE's recent report 'Repopulating Rural Scotland', we have published a statement setting out our perspective on what is truly needed to reverse depopulation & ensure local communities can take charge of shaping their areas for a better future. Read our statement 👉 tinyurl.com/4sdjmk65

Surely this is Scotland's snazziest trig point? A re-visit to Ben Rinnes was needed as we knew the old decaying trig point had been encased in steel this summer by the Friends of Ben Rinnes. It has a beautiful granite view indicator too. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/moray/ben-ri...

BLOG - Clan Donald Lands Trust estate has been sold and here is who is believed to have bought it. andywightman.scot/2025/12/clan...

The Scottish Four Seasons by @islaratcliff.bsky.social now available on TIDAL to stream at high fidelity. Do listen 2 this stunning trad interpretation of Vivaldi s famous work. Support independent musicians by buying album together with poems & track notes islaratcliff.bandcamp.com/album/the-sc...

Happy International Mountain Day! 🏔️ Can you guess which popular Scottish mountain this photo was taken from? Let us know in the comments 👇 📷John Turner

Our Rural Land Market Data Report 2025 is out this week. In a new blog, Research Officer Julie Rostan explains what the latest data tells us, and why hidden sale prices could be masking the true scale of Scotland’s rural land market. buff.ly/o1U1oLd

how do I convince you that buying music directly from the artist is a very cool thing to do? how do I get you to understand that the most important part or the music industry is the musicians and that you should directly give them money in exchange for their music?

Quite seriously, this is the best song ever written about the destruction of social capital. Jeely Piece songwriter Adam McNaughtan dies aged 86 - BBC News share.google/PZuS8dfwHD6j...

When the Hills Wear Stripes | Walkhighlands: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/when-th... @walkhighlands.co.uk

NOVEMBER UPDATE Who Owns Scotland now published with total of 4900 landholdings (76.64% rural Scotland). The project is financed solely by subscription income. New subscriptions welcome - they start at £5 whoownsscotland.org.uk

Scotland's framework for native woodland creation is unfit for purpose. Instead of planting trees we should control grazing, ban burning and leave the rest to nature parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2025/11/20/s...

BLOG - You were never meant to know about the £25 million estate sale. How prices being paid for large-scale landholdings are being concealed from public view and what needs to change. andywightman.scot/2025/11/you-...

Slioch yesterday morning

When you look at it like this, every moment of hot air is especially inexcusable. Please share from my science colleagues at #COP30 planetarysciencepavilion.org/2025/11/14/s...

Tune in to BBC Radio Scotland ‘Classical Now’ at 7pm tonight to hear me chatting about my new album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’ 🌸☀️🍁❄️🎻

Voting closes at midnight tonight! 🕛

A weekend of signing CDs, writing handwritten track lists for my crowdfunder supporters, packaging them up & getting to know my local post office staff very well 💿✍️📦📮🎻 Thank you to everyone who has bought my album & sent lovely messages. I’m feeling very happily overwhelmed by the response so far ❤️

“It is far too easy for the true owners of property to hide behind secret trusts and offshore structures.” Our latest investigation shows how an oligarch praised by Putin controls UK property, including in Scotland’s biggest town www.theferret.scot/r...

Jamie Mann does an excellent job of exposing the transparency failings in UK and Scottish property records here. www.theferret.scot/russian-olig...

The Scottish Four Seasons by @islaratcliff.bsky.social - Teview by @fateamagazine.bsky.social here (and it’s good!) www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/rev...

🌸☀️ THE SCOTTISH FOUR SEASONS - OUT NOW 🍁❄️ My album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’ is out today! I’m SO excited that it’s finally out in the world for you to hear! 🥳 Listen / buy here: islaratcliff.bandcamp.com/album/the-sc... Film by Jack Hinks @jackhinksmusic.bsky.social

I've just bought Isla's Scottish Four Seasons & have listened 3 times straight through. It's wonderful. A mix of the familiar classical with plenty of unexpected traditional folk phrasing to keep the recording wonderfully fresh and interesting.

In a digital world, our parliamentary politics is out of date, says @andywightman.scot www.holyrood.com/comment/view...

Vlog No.3: A day of 2 radio interviews, 1 film shoot, 1 rehearsal, a haircut (not featured) and some happy tears 🥹 Only 4 days until album release!!! 🥳 Pre-order now on Bandcamp! And only 6 days left to vote for me to be ‘Musician of the Year’ at the Trad Awards! Now for some sleep… 😴 Isla x

BLOG - Land Reform (Scotland) Bill and the £25 million Estate. An analysis of the impacts of the Bill on a sale of 3500 ha of land that took place in September. In summary, it changes nothing. andywightman.scot/2025/11/land...

I will leave Parliament as I entered it: with landlord monopoly and class inequality remaining as Scotland's hereditary curse fb.watch/DhIuhkSXYz/