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Paterson
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I have always been interested in housing especially Social Housing, I was born in a Council House in Harraby Carlisle and understand the importance of Social Housing on a national level. I am a Socialist and proud to say so. My Politic allegiance is to the Labour Party and the Labour Representation Committee. My heroes include Michael Foot and Tony Benn.
I live in Leurbost on the Isle of Lewis with my partner Kim-Marie and my children Rachel and Joshua. Joshua is profoundly autistic and a typical teenager. Rachel is a Socialist and equalities champion, my other two grown up children live away.
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Kevin Paterson is Chair of the Western Isles Residents Forum (WIFTRA) and a member of the National Tenant's Regional Networks, where he is Chair of Region 9 Glasgow and the Western Isles. He lives in Leurbost on the Isle of Lewis and is an a member of Hebridean Housing Partnership's Board of Management.
capita conference
February 2009 I addressed the National Social Housing Conference on the benefits of National Community Engagement. More...
Chi filming
I was invited to take part in filming the Chartered Institute of Housing's campaign film to be shown at their conference. More...
Ministerial meetings
My monthly meetings with the Housing and Communities Minister Alex Neil have proved the ideal opportunity to push HHP and the Islands message at Government level. More...
Local Campaigns
Through the Western Isles Forum I am running a number of campaigns details of which can be found under the campaigns tab above. They include a healthy eating in Barra campaign and various housing and poverty related items. We have recently run a campaign highlighting the Scottish Social Housing Charter by sending out questionnaires to all Western Isles tenants. We work very closely with Hebridean Housing Partnership. I am a serving member of their Board of Management.
Tenant Representation.
The tenants movement has always been a strong movement both politically and socially. Its importance as a pressure group should not be under estimated. As well as being active in the movement locally I am a member of the Regional and National tenant committees in Scotland. I have served as chair of the regional committee and as a member of the National Committee for the past four years.
I am a member of the Scottish Governments Housing Policy Advisory Group at the Scottish Parliament, and have chaired many meetings there.