Pàrlamaid Dhùthchail na h-Alba #ScotRP14. Pàrlamaid Dhùthchail na h-Alba #ScotRP14 Angus Hardie Director of Scottish Rural Action.

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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

Read our report and get involved

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