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.
Edinburgh’s Health and Social Care services were recently plunged into crisis as service demand and costs were racing ahead of this year’s forecasts.
This week, in a Council chamber fractured five ways, Lib Dem Councillors got some key policy wins for youth centres, libraries and new affordable housing.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called on regulators and the Scottish Government to clean up Edinburgh’s waterways.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton has today called on the Scottish Government to secure Scottish tech talent and take action to ensure that digital skills training agency CodeClan is rescued from administration.
Local MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton has challenged the new First Minister to get to grips with Scotland’s sewage problem which saw tens of thousands of sewage releases in Scotlands water ways and beaches last year alone.
Christine has called for action from the council to support businesses badly affected by the closure of Haymarket for the City Centre West Edinburgh Link (CCWEL) roadworks.
Starting in August, Network Rail will be undertaking work to replace the bridge over the railway at South Gyle Road.
The stretch near Powderhall is too narrow for pedestrians.
A phenomenal result saw the Lib Dems go from 7% share of the first preference vote in the 2022 election to just over 20% in 2025.
The proposed closure of Marionville Fire Station is unacceptable and will impact Hillside, Abbeyhill, Leith, Pilrig, Broughton, Bonnington.
Easter Road's pavements should be more accessible.
Replaced bus stop, lineage, and graffiti removal are some of the improvements already made.
