“This is a big step forward in understanding the realities of life across Scotland's islands and improving the islands’ evidence base.”

New social research conducted by the James Hutton Institute for the Scottish Government’s National Islands Plan paints a mixed picture of life in Scotland’s islands: while most respondents rate their local environment very highly and a majority indicate that they’re likely to remain in the islands for the next five years, challenges persist regarding housing, jobs, transport, fuel poverty, and speed and reliability of digital connections.

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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute