Edinburgh
Lib Dems win exploration of 'Hopper' bus fares
Councillor Thornley wins Council backing to explore 'hopper fares' for two journeys or more.
22 Sep 2022
News
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-wide news
Edinburgh
Liberal Democrats back sensible regulations for Short Term Lets
Lib Dem Councillors in Edinburgh today backed a ‘sensible’ licensing policy on both existing and new Short Term Lets across Edinburgh at the Council’s Regulatory Committee.
22 Sep 2022
Edinburgh
Edinburgh must lead on pavement parking ban
Edinburgh must aim to be one of the first councils to fully implement the new ban on pavement parking, Liberal Democrats have said.
25 Aug 2022
Edinburgh
Spaces for People decision “an early and important test” for new Labour administration
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.
12 Aug 2022
Edinburgh
Decade long wait for new pedestrian crossings shows need for fair Edinburgh funding
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.
12 Aug 2022
Edinburgh
Jardine calls for action on Cost of Living Crisis
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.
6 Jun 2022
News from Local Councillors, MSPs and MPs
Edinburgh City Council Budget
Thursday 20th February was annual budget-setting day for Edinburgh City Council. The focus for the Lib Dems was to build on our previous budgets and look to continue investment.
27 Feb 2025
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP
Cole-Hamilton comments ahead of final vote on budget
Speaking ahead of the Scottish Parliament debating the Budget at Stage 3 (Tuesday 25th February), Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
27 Feb 2025
Christine Jardine MP
Jardine urges UK Government to protect overseas aid
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has called on the UK Government to avoid cutting the UK’s overseas aid budget further as part of the boost to defence spending.
27 Feb 2025
Corstorphine / Murrayfield
Davidson stands up for education
Councillor Euan Davidson today stood up for Edinburgh's young people after years of a culture of cuts from the SNP.
26 Feb 2025
Leith Walk
St Mark's Park to Water of Leith path improvements
The Council will be upgrading the path between St Mark's Park and the Water of Leith.
25 Feb 2025
Leith Walk
Caldwell highlights Council IT carbon footprint
There have been calls for more environmentally-friendly IT usage from Edinburgh Council.
25 Feb 2025