Wir Shetland
Political pressure group in Shetland
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Wir Shetland was a short-lived pressure group that demanded greater autonomy for Shetland, an archipelago of Scotland.[1]
It was launched in October 2015,[2] and campaigned for British Crown Dependency status for Shetland, which would separate it from Scotland. It compared itself to the Shetland Movement active in the 1980s and 1990s.[3]
It backed Tavish Scott, the Liberal Democrat MSP for Shetland, in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, causing resignations from the group.[4] The group became inactive soon after the election.
