Pàrlamaid Dhùthchail na h-Alba #ScotRP14
Pàrlamaid Dhùthchail na h-Alba #ScotRP14 Angus Hardie Director of Scottish Rural Action
Pàrlamaid Dhùthchail na h-Alba #ScotRP14 Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy Cllr David O’Neill
Strengthening Local Democracy in Scotland Cllr David O’Neill Chair of the Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy President of COSLA
It is communities that empower governments, not governments that empower people
50 years of centralisation has not tackled the biggest problems that Scotland faces For a country with Scotland’s relative wealth and strength, today’s inequalities are intolerable Improving outcomes locally requires a radical new approach to how we do democracy The Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy
Scotland and Europe…
Voter turnout in local elections
Just for Comparison Norway: 19 counties and 434 municipalities (population 4,676,305) Finland: 20 regions and 342 municipalities (population 5,255,068) Denmark: 98 municipalities and 5 regions (population 5,515,575)
7 Principles for a Stronger Democracy SovereigntySubsidiarity Transparenc y Participation Spheres not tiers of governance Interdepend ency Wellbeing
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Pàrlamaid Dhùthchail na h-Alba #ScotRP14 Future of the Scottish Rural Parliament Willy Roe & Vanessa Halhead
Pàrlamaid Dhùthchail na h-Alba #ScotRP14 Ideas, to policy, to delivery Peter Peacock
Pàrlamaid Dhùthchail na h-Alba #ScotRP14 Mr Michael Russell Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
Pàrlamaid Dhùthchail na h-Alba #ScotRP14 John Hutchison Chair of Scottish Rural Action
Pàrlamaid Dhùthchail na h-Alba #ScotRP14 F Scottish Rural Parliament