The latest news and press releases from the Edinburgh Liberal Democrats
Local updates from our Councillors, MSP and MP can be found on their respective pages.
With a still difficult financial backdrop facing the city, Liberal Democrat councillors are presenting a fully costed budget plan that seeks to deliver on what our constituents tell us matter most.
SNP and Labour councillors have again backed a city centre-only Low Emission Zone (LEZ) that could push more polluting traffic to other parts of the City, while Lib Dems call for an Edinburgh-wide LEZ covering goods vehicles, buses and coaches.
At yesterday's City of Edinburgh Council meeting, Morningside Councillor Neil Ross persuaded the Council to improve pedestrian access across Edinburgh cost-effectively.
At Thursday's Council meeting, Councillor Neil Ross got backing to improve HMO (Houses in Multiple Occupation) licence standards across Edinburgh.
Edinburgh must aim to be one of the first councils to fully implement the new ban on pavement parking, Liberal Democrats have said.
Liberal Democrats in Edinburgh have called on the new Labour administration to listen to the results of the recent consultation on the city’s ‘spaces for people’ schemes, describing this as an early and important test of Labour’s promised change in approach.
Liberal Democrats have called for Edinburgh to get a fair share of the Scottish Government’s new Road Safety Improvement Fund after a new Council report confirmed communities could be left waiting up to a decade for new pedestrian crossings.
There is some great news to report: earlier than planned, Craigleith Road has now reopened to all buses and vehicles.
Updates on Spaces for People, Carnegie Court, a new Low Emission Zone and more.
Pushing for more and better support for families and pensioners in the Cost of Living Crisis has been a main focus of Christine's work in parliament over the past few months.