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.
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.
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.
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.
On Thursday, there will be two propositions before Edinburgh Council to form an administration; a SNP/Green coalition and a Labour minority. The Lib Dem opposition group has agreed to back the option offering the best chance for change. We’ll be voting for the Labour minority.
This month's edition includes updates on nature reserves, planning applications, and firework controls.
Plans to exclude Edinburgh from the initial roll-out of the Scottish Government’s £2 cap on bus fares are “a slap in the face” for residents of the Capital, Edinburgh Liberal Democrats have said.
Lib Dem councillors have called on the Scottish Government to treat Edinburgh fairly under the new £2 bus cap.
Christine has met with Police Scotland to discuss growing resident concerns, specifically around knife crime.
Christine was delighted the Outing was saved following campaigning by residents and local representatives.
Edinburgh North Western Liberal Democrat MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton has criticised the SNP for presiding over thousands of people waiting hours at A&E with huge numbers of patients marooned in hospital.