A group of academics, trade unionists, former council leaders and journalists have launched a campaign to tackle the creeping centralisation that has left Scotland as one of the least locally governed countries in the world.
Building a Local Scotland believes local democracy is not working, even though decentralisation was promised as part of the Scottish devolution settlement. In fact, the opposite has happened. We must encourage politicians of all parties to honour their pledge before another quarter of a century passes.
Read all about their work, and join the cause here.