Please send me LPL's fortnightly briefing:
Local People Leading is an informal alliance of national and regional networks, local community groups and individuals that has come together to campaign for a strong and independent community sector in Scotland.
LPL has two main functions - to promote the work of local people in their communities and to influence national policy development. We email regular briefings to our supporters on both these themes. More about us here...
In a recent Briefing, we observed that Alex Neil, Minister for Housing and Communities genuinely seemed to recognise the contribution of the community sector and in particular the value of community led regeneration. But having raised expectations, would he actually deliver the goods? Certainly looks that way, as this week he paved the way for 16,500 tenants to be given the right to choose whether they want to move away from the monolithic Glasgow Housing Association and into community ownership. Almost restores one’s faith in politicians.
