On Scotland's conscience : the case for the Highlands and Islands
Cunningham, Maggie
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Fifty years ago, the UK government established a new body to try to reverse the problem of depopulation which had long badly affected the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. In 1965, the Highlands and Islands Development Board was given a remit which provided this new organisation with an array of economic and social powers to overcome this depopulation and other problems which had become endemic to the region. In many respects, it succeeded. Today, the SNP government proposes to move the management of what is now Highlands and Islands Enterprise to the Scottish Central Belt, its direction to be amalgamated with that of other government quangos. Many people argue that this will badly damage the Highlands, and perhaps also the SNP. In this book, edited and introduced by journalist and broadcaster Iain MacDonald, four eminent Highlanders express their concerns about, and present their arguments against, this policy. They are Professor James Hunter, ex-Chair of HIE; Brian Wilson, the Labour minister who appointed Professor Hunter to the position; Maggie Cunningham, ex-senior manager of BBC Scotland; and Michael Foxley, former Leader of Highland Council. Their views may be controversial to some but they are significant contributions to this critical debate and to the future of the Highlands.
Main title:
On Scotland's conscience : the case for the Highlands and Islands / Maggie Cunningham, Michel Foxley, James Hunter and Brian Wilson.
Imprint:
Inverness, Kessock Books, 2017.
Collation:
128 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9780993029653 (paperback)
Dewey class:
320.8
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1940340