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is subtitled ‘A contribution to the debate’ and would not be admissible
evidence in any normal court of law. I am confident its author did not intend
it to be used as it was, but this was the only straw for the Crown to clutch
at in its desperation, such is the lack of evidence in the Crown’s favour.
Alleged Sheriff Graeme Napier’s decision that he had jurisdiction was
supported at appeal by four law lords, so the Crown’s position was then
revealed for what it is. On this pathetic crutch rests the whole authority
of Scotland, the UK and even the EU in Orkney and Shetland. Like
‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ the Crown’s lie is supported by the highest
authorities and at the same time revealed in its nakedness.
Until 2019 I was making my argument on the basis of the historical
documents. Finally the legal argument landed on my desk as I was preparing
for yet another court case, this time in Orkney. I started in 2011 with a
72 page argument and 120 supporting documents. Now it’s less than a
page and they have no answer. How the Crown defines its sovereignty in
Scotland rules out any pretence that it can apply in Shetland. Chapter 13
gives full details.
People are beginning to open their eyes and there is a nagging doubt in
the mind of many Shetlanders that something is not quite right. The Covid
alleged pandemic, followed by extreme energy price rises are now beginning
to hurt and more Shetland people are asking pertinent questions. A hundred
years ago, many people were conversant with Shetland’s history, but since
it is no longer taught in the schools and has been comprehensively buried
and distorted, it is difficult to put a finger on the problem any more. What
is clear from the record is that people, once proud in their own sovereignty,
were reduced to mere serfdom over generations and have hardly recovered
since. Now, those who pretend power over Shetland have been exposed
for the racketeers they truly are. The lie is out.
What worries them most is the possibility that ordinary people will wake
up to the knowledge that the sovereign rights of the land-owners of 1469
have been passed down to their heirs and successors – every person who
owns a house or land in Shetland. That knowledge has been buried, but
never taken away. They have just kept repeating the lie.
As you read this book, I would ask you to keep an open mind. It is easy
to shut your eyes and go along with the presumption that nobody wants
us to question, but we are entering a period of change. All sides in the
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