Edinburgh
Calls for Edinburgh Speeding Fines Pilot
In November the Lib Dems won all-party support for a motion calling for Edinburgh to be given special permission for a speeding enforcement pilot.
5 Dec 2022
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The latest news and press releases from the Edinburgh Liberal Democrats
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Edinburgh litter bins should double as recycling bins
Lib Dems' Councillor Caldwell secured a key vote in the Chambers today for Edinburgh's litterbins to also take recycling.
24 Nov 2022
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
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
News from Local Councillors, MSPs and MPs
Survey shows falling number of GPs
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that the SNP government must overhaul their botched NHS Recovery Plan after a new workforce survey found that the number of GPs continues to drop.
12 Dec 2024
Cole-Hamilton: SNP failure has left A&E stuck in crisis
Responding to new figures showing only 59.5% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 1st December, the joint 5th worst on record, while 4,145 people waited over 8 hours and 2,076 waited over 12 hours.
12 Dec 2024
Record high levels of delays in leaving hospital
Responding to new figures showing that in 2023/24 there were 666,190 days spent in hospital by people whose discharge was delayed, the highest annual figure since records began
12 Dec 2024
833 suspected drug deaths in just 9 months
Responding to Police Scotland figures.
12 Dec 2024
Edinburgh West MP Urges Government to Scrap Employers’ National Insurance Changes
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has once again urged the UK Government to scrap Employers’ National Insurance changes, as recent polling has revealed that 40% of people in Scotland expect more local businesses to close as a result.
9 Dec 2024
Jardine Launches Survey and Visits Local Businesses on Small Business Saturday
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has launched a survey for small business owners and is visiting local businesses on Small Business Saturday.
9 Dec 2024