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.
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.
Liberal Democrat councillors have today ruled out any arrangement with the SNP in the running of Edinburgh Council.
In a stunning success, the Liberal Democrats have doubled their number of councillors in Edinburgh.
Education, the environment, and a pledge to improve basic council services all sit at the heart of the Liberal Democrat manifesto for the upcoming Edinburgh Council elections.
Responding to new figures showing only 66.6% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in October 2024, the worst on record for the month.
Responding to the Auditor General’s embargoed report which finds the Scottish Government has no clear plan to address the operational pressures on the NHS or reform services.
Cllr Caldwell and the Lib Dems have helped secure additional and upgraded lighting across Leith Walk ward.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton today marked ten years since Scotland’s mental health waiting targets were introduced by revealing that they have been breached for at least 168,128 people on the SNP Government’s watch.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that Scotland needs world-class mental health services after a new survey revealed people who received treatment or advice for a mental health reason rated their experience worse.
Responding to a new briefing from the IFS that Scotland’s NHS recovery is lagging behind that of England, with waits at A&E and for cancer treatment, diagnostic tests and elective treatment all rising.
