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.
Local Lib Dem councillor Ed Thornley has been pushing the Council to take action on the appalling state of the paths in East Craigs.
After a petition by Gogarloch residents was submitted to the Council’s Transport Committee, safety concerns on Gogarloch Road will be considered for funding next year.
The Council has confirmed that, when work to replace the main building at the Fox Covert campus begins, the school will not be decamped and will remain on site.
The Council has announced plans to install a bus gate on Turnhouse Road.
The local Leith Lib Dems are continuing their campaign for improvements to the Easter Road junction.
This month's edition includes updates on the Greenbank woodlands, Harrison Road canal bridge, and road plates on Bruntsfield Links.