Gould Report

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 3:19 pm on 10 January 2008.

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Photo of Annabel Goldie Annabel Goldie Conservative 3:19, 10 January 2008

I am encouraged by that comment and I agree with it.

The Scottish Conservatives further believe that such decoupling will increase local government accountability. If people vote for their local councillors according to their performance on the council, decoupling will strengthen local democracy as more people become aware of local elections and, hopefully, become engaged in local politics.