THE Scottish Government has removed the word “remote” from the title of one of its action plans for rural communities after a backlash, The…
Residents of Mull were among those who raised objections to the term 'remote' on the Scottish Government document
It comes after ministers announced plans to invest in and publish a “Remote, Rural and Islands Housing Action Plan”. Helen MacDonald, from the Mull and Iona Community Trust, wrote in reply: “We have asked for 'remote' to be dropped from the title of the Housing Action Plan: remote from where, what, whom?
Shona MacLennan, the ceannard of Bòrd na Gàidhlig, agreed. She wrote: “We’ve been raising the inappropriateness of this term in a range of meetings. Doesn’t help to retain or attract people!”
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