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‘Nothing more was ever heard of Tavish’s autonomy plan’

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12 September 2025 09:10

I laughed and laughed when I heard the Lib Dems are taking an interest in autonomy.

I remembered how in 2013 [former MSP] Tavish Scott suddenly got interested in the subject.

He said that Shetland might become a “self-governing crown dependency, similar to the Isle of Man”. John Tulloch & Co. were very happy.

But nothing more was ever heard of Tavish’s plan!

Brian Smith
Weisdale

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