The first meeting of Scotland’s rural Parliament was held in Oban last week, and closed with a resolution to create a more empowered and connected rural Scotland, with ideas for bringing power to local communities.
Scottish Rural Action writes:
Scotland’s first Rural Parliament has closed with a call for action to achieve a more empowered, connected and sustainable rural Scotland. And delegates agreed to ask the Scottish Government to commit to a national conversation on local democratic renewal as a first step towards radical reform of local government that will bring power much closer to communities.
More than 400 delegates attended over the three days of the Rural Parliament, and in the final session agreed by an overwhelming majority that the Rural Parliament should continue, with the next full session taking place in 2016. Bids to host that event will be invited from rural communities, and there will be a smaller meeting with Scottish Ministers in 2015 to take stock of progress on the issues discussed in Oban.
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