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.
Following the Newhaven Village Public Meeting last autumn, Sanne has been working with Newhaven residents to make a number of improvements.
Bollards will be placed at entrance and exit points to the North Edinburgh Paths Network in Trinity, Newhaven and Wardie following a spate of incidents with cars on paths last year.
Councillor Euan Davidson, Liberal Democrat member of Edinburgh Council's Education, Children, Families and Justice Committee, spoke at a recent youth provision event.
As a former lecturer I’m increasingly worried about the financial instability universities across Scotland are currently experiencing.
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has urged for the end of postcode lottery brain tumour treatment which sees patients missing out on taking medication which could prolong their lives based entirely on where they live.
Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton has published new research by his party showing that faults with ambulance equipment reached a record high in 2024.
