• Home
  • About us
    • Our Vision & Values
    • The Jubilee Scotland Team
    • Board Members
    • Jobs and volunteering
    • Annual reports
    • Contact
  • The Issue
    • History of Debt
    • Campaigning for cancellation
    • Guide to debt jargon
    • Country case studies
  • Campaigns
    • Campaign successes
    • Rethinking Private Financing in Scotland
    • Open the books on PFI!
    • Defuse the debt crisis
    • Debt Cancellation for Nepal
    • Build a Movement
  • Get involved
    • Sign the debt justice pledge
    • Donate
    • Events
    • Become a member
    • Resources
      • Order form
    • Find campaign groups
  • Articles & Blogs
You are here: Home / Events / Alternatives to the Local Council Debt Crisis
Loading Events

« All Events

  • This event has passed.

Alternatives to the Local Council Debt Crisis

January 27, 2017 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Free
  • « Private finance, global aid, and collapsing schools
  • Annual General Meeting (& Money Puzzles film screening) »

Local authorities in Scotland are facing a debt crisis huge amounts of money are wasted repaying largely historic debts, to the UK Treasury and to private banks. The levels of debt Scottish Local Authorities have is double the average in England and Wales and amounts to more than £6000 per household.

To start examining this and looking at different ways of financing and spending local authority money we’ve brought together speakers from a range of organisations and want you all to come and contribute.

Please book your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alternatives-to-the-local-council-debt-crisis-tickets-30071806583 

Speakers include:

Peter Lawson, Unite. Unte have been doing lots of work on local council debt in Scotland and Peter and his colleague Brian were the main writers and researchers for this work.

Kelly McBride, The Democratic Society. DS are currently doing work around participatory budgeting in Scotland (and in particular using digital tools to facilitate this in local councils) and how this can be used to empower citizens in financial matters.

Christine Berry Principal Director for Policy & Government, New Economics Foundation
New Economics Foundation recently published a paper calling for a national investment bank in Scotland. You can read the report in full here: http://allofusfirst.org/tasks/render/file/?fileID=3B9725EA-E444-5C6C-D28A3B3E27195B57


There will then be plenty of time for discussion and questions.

Spread the word...Share on FacebookShare on Google+Tweet about this on TwitterEmail this to someone
+ Google Calendar+ iCal Export

Details

Date:
January 27, 2017
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
Free

Venue

Sanctuary, Augustine United Church
41 George IV Bridge
Edinburgh, Midlothian Eh1 1EL United Kingdom
+ Google Map
Phone:
07950671772
  • « Private finance, global aid, and collapsing schools
  • Annual General Meeting (& Money Puzzles film screening) »

Submit an event

Have an event, meeting or demo coming up? Submit it here and it will appear on our events calender!

Get in touch

Jubilee Scotland is an independent coalition of organisations and local groups across Scotland who campaign for cancellation of the unjust and unpayable debts which are ruining the world’s poorest countries.

JUBILEE SCOTLAND
41 GEORGE IV BRIDGE
EDINBURGH
SCOTLAND
EH1 1EL

T: 0131 225 4321
E: mail@jubileescotland.org.uk

  • Accessibility
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy and Cookies

Scottish Charity Number: SC031827 Company Number: SC220549

Copyright © 2021 Jubilee Scotland · Site built by graphics.coop · Powered by WordPress