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Scotland

Scotland launched the first piece of national legislation on Community Wealth Building anywhere in the world. A significant feat for the growing CWB movement, the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Act 2026 was the result of years of work on the ground by various stakeholders. Importantly, the Act has strengthen the legal basis for CWB as a key element of economic system transformation. 

Scotland has whole nation approach to Community Wealth Building, where a Scottish variant of the wedge has long been embedded in the national economic plan. All 32 local municipalities within the country developed bespoke CWB action plans, and there is a Minister for Community Wealth within the Scottish government.

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The Long Road to Economic Transformation: Scotland’s CWB Bill
The Long Road to Economic Transformation: Scotland’s CWB Bill

The Scottish Community Wealth Building (CWB) Bill presents an opportune moment to reflect on how Scotland has reached this point, and what the new legislation means for the broader global movement.

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Scotland: Rural campaigners push for Community Wealth Building and economic democracy
Scotland: Rural campaigners push for Community Wealth Building and economic democracy

Organizations and activists have signed the Arran Statement in a push for economic democracy in rural Scotland. Now it’s influencing European policy.

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A World First: Community Wealth Building legislation in Scotland
A World First: Community Wealth Building legislation in Scotland

A Community Wealth Building Bill has been published by the Scottish government, making it the first piece of national CWB legislation anywhere in the world.

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Scotland the Brave: Community Wealth Building makes national progress
Scotland the Brave: Community Wealth Building makes national progress

A landmark moment in the CWB movement took place on May 25 when Tom Arthur, the Scottish Minister For Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, led a Scottish Parliament debate on CWB. The government now plans to submit national CWB legislation for consideration later in 2023.

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