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Pàrlamaid Dhùthchail na h-Alba
#ScotRP14
Pàrlamaid Dhùthchail na h-Alba
#ScotRP14
Angus HardieDirector of Scottish Rural Action
Pàrlamaid Dhùthchail na h-Alba
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Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy
Cllr David O’Neill
Strengthening Local Democracy in Scotland
Cllr David O’NeillChair of the Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy
President of COSLA
www.localdemocracy.info@localcommission
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
Sovereignty
Subsidiarity
Transparency
Participation
Spheres not tiers of
governance
Interdependency
Wellbeing
www.localdemocracy.info @localcommission
Read our report and get involved
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Future of the Scottish Rural Parliament
Willy Roe & Vanessa Halhead
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Ideas, to policy, to delivery
Peter Peacock
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Mr Michael Russell
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
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John Hutchison
Chair of Scottish Rural Action
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www.scottishruralparliament.org.ukT @ScotRuralParlF Scottish Rural Parliament
