@BuildLocalScot

Let's build a Scotland where decisions are made closer to the people. Join the movement for a more decentralised Scotland.

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buildlocal.scot
Joined September 2024
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Kicking off our packed fringe meeting at SNP conference on Building a Local Scotland…
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“Radical enough to get behind…” Prominent local democracy campaigners react to proposals for local government reform: Read in full: buildlocal.scot/prominent-lo…
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Why decentralisation must go beyond ‘Manchesterism’ Building a Local Scotland calls for a genuinely decentralised Scotland. Read more: buildlocal.scot/why-decentra…
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Sign our declaration: buildlocal.scot @PeterMcColl rounds up our brilliant launch: “We need you to go out and be champions for this. Thank you for coming today. Let’s make the case for a local Scotland.” #BuildingaLocalScotland
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Sign our declaration: buildlocal.scot @LesleyRiddoch: “Scotland is totally out of sync with Europe when it comes to local democracy. It’s simply got to change.” #BuildingaLocalScotland
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Sign our declaration: buildlocal.scot @EwanAitken: “Our ambition is to reconnect people and communities with politics, its processes and its purpose. To make life better for all of us.” #BuildingaLocalScotland
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Sign our declaration: buildlocal.scot Willie Sullivan of @ERSScotland: “We need a stronger local democracy, to build stronger communities. Community allows people to work together, and make human connections.” #BuildingaLocalScotland
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Sign our declaration calling for proper local democracy in Scotland: buildlocal.scot @UnisonDave of the @ReidFoundation: “We have some of the largest basic council units in the world, and our public services have been centralised.” #BuildaLocalScotland
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Sign our declaration calling for proper local democracy in Scotland: buildlocal.scot @RobertonEsther: “I believe now more than ever that more local powers are needed. Now is the time to revisit this issue.” #BuildaLocalScotland
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Sign our declaration calling for proper local democracy in Scotland: buildlocal.scot @joycemcm opens our launch in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket Centre. #BuildingaLocalScotland
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Tired of feeling like you have no say in how your community is run? Let's change that. #LocalDemocracy #BuildingALocalScotland
Quote - "The many initiatives to improve citizen engagement and participatory practices in Scotland have almost all failed to engage working people, not least because they haven’t put real power in the hands of recognisable communities.” Dave Watson. Director of the Jimmy Reid Foundation.

ALT Quote - "The many initiatives to improve citizen engagement and participatory practices in Scotland have almost all failed to engage working people, not least because they haven’t put real power in the hands of recognisable communities.” Dave Watson. Director of the Jimmy Reid Foundation.

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Let's build a Scotland where communities have the power to improve places and lives #Devolution #Scotland #BuildingALocalScotland Join our campaign buildlocal.scot
Quote - "In 1974, there were over 200 local councils in Scotland, however, by 1996, there were only 32. Who decided we should become so delocalised? You can be sure it wasn’t the communities who lost their power." Ewan Aitken. Foremer Leader, Edinburgh City Council

ALT Quote - "In 1974, there were over 200 local councils in Scotland, however, by 1996, there were only 32. Who decided we should become so delocalised? You can be sure it wasn’t the communities who lost their power." Ewan Aitken. Foremer Leader, Edinburgh City Council

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Sign our declaration calling for proper local democracy in Scotland: buildlocal.scot @MikeDanson1 explains how a real local democracy can help rejuvenate communities across Scotland. Join us for our launch tomorrow: tickettailor.com/events/make…
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Tired of feeling like you have no say in how your community is run? Let's change that. #LocalDemocracy #BuildingALocalScotland
Quote. “What really builds connections is allowing people the means to run the places where they live. Community is a product of shared interest, talking together, thinking together about what to do and then doing it together. It is mutual giving and receiving, the basis for trust and could be the basis for the best lives and the best places.” Willie Sullivan, Senior director for the electoral reform society

ALT Quote. “What really builds connections is allowing people the means to run the places where they live. Community is a product of shared interest, talking together, thinking together about what to do and then doing it together. It is mutual giving and receiving, the basis for trust and could be the basis for the best lives and the best places.” Willie Sullivan, Senior director for the electoral reform society

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