Blog Archive
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Thanks And Thoughts From The Campaign
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsOver a week has passed since the election, and I’m beginning to catch up on my missed sleep. The result in Craigmillar and Portobello was that I was fourth in a three member ward. Across the city Greens increased their vote taking 3 new seats... -
Divided loyalties
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No CommentsPolitical differences get put aside this weekend as an older kind of rivalry comes to the fore. The first Hearts v Hibs Scottish cup final for over a century has captured the capital. -
Greens and coalition in Edinburgh
Posted on May 10, 2012 | No CommentsGreen councillor, Steve Burgess explains why the Greens will be the principal voice of progressive opposition in the new City Council. -
How the Greens kept the Tories out of power in Edinburgh
Posted on May 7, 2012 | 3 CommentsGavin Corbett ponders the ebb and flow of coalition discussions in the capital. -
Time to Pedal on Parliament
Posted on April 24, 2012 | No CommentsGreen candidate, Gavin Corbett, urges cyclists and non-cyclists to “pedal on Parliament” this Saturday. -
Addressing The Broughton Spurtle Hustings
Posted on April 23, 2012 | No CommentsThis is what Cllr Maggie Chapman (currently Green councillor for Leith Walk ward, and standing for re-election on May 3rd) said in her address to the Broughton Spurtle hustings on 19 April . -
A quantum of solace for Bruntsfield
Posted on April 19, 2012 | No CommentsIf there’s a measure of comfort for the people of Bruntsfield after Sainsbury’s taking over the Peckhams store on Bruntsfield Place, it is that it has brought traders and residents closer together. -
Five questions about Craighouse
Posted on April 12, 2012 | 1 CommentGreen candidate, Gavin Corbett’s letter to people living in the Craiglockhart area of Edinburgh, about the controversial Craighouse site on Craiglockhart Hill.







