Wir Shetland

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Wir Shetland was a short-lived pressure group that demanded greater autonomy for Shetland, an archipelago of Scotland.[https://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/shetland-islands-toy-with-idea-of-post-brexit-independence/ Shetland Islands toy with idea of post-Brexit independence], EurActiv, 16 Feb 2017

It was launched in October 2015,{{cite web|url=https://wirshetland.org/wp/index.php/draft-constitution/ |title=Wir Shetland draft constitution |publisher=Wirshetland.org |date=2015-10-14 |accessdate=2017-03-29}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.shetnews.co.uk/viewpoint/11575-new-wir-shetland-political-movement-launches |title=New Wir Shetland political movement launches |publisher=Shetnews.co.uk |date=2015-10-14 |accessdate=2017-03-29}}

It backed Tavish Scott, the Liberal Democrat MSP for Shetland, in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, causing resignations from the group.{{cite web|url=http://www.shetnews.co.uk/%20http:/www.shetnews.co.uk/features/election-2016/news-feed/12504-councillor-quits-wir-shetland-after-tavish-endorsement |title=Councillor quits Wir Shetland in wake of Tavish endorsement |publisher=Shetnews.co.uk |date=2016-04-06 |accessdate=2017-03-29}} The group became inactive soon after the election.