Monday 20 October 2014
Lesley Riddoch will introduce her new book “Blossom – What Scotland Needs to Flourish” at 7.30 at the Heritage Centre.
In Lesley’s words “Blossom is an account of Scotland at the grassroots through the stories of people I’ve had the good fortune to know – the most stubborn, talented and resilient people on the planet. .. Some have transformed their parts of Scotland. Some have tried and failed. But all have something in common – they know what it takes for Scotland to blossom.” We should know too.
This book poses a question as important as the one Scots answered on 18 September 2014. Why is Scotland still the most unequal society and sickest man (and woman) of Europe despite an abundance of natural resources and a long history of human capacity? Facts and figures don’t explain why people with choices act as if they had none. They don’t explain why Scots over the centuries have put on weight, not democratic muscle. They don’t explain why cash and socialist tradition have failed to shift poverty”.
Hear Lesley’s answers to these and many other questions all of which are more relevant than ever.