Scottish Green MSPs today joined campaigners who handed in a petition to the Scottish Parliament in protest at the potential eviction of a farmer from his family’s home of 100…
Month: September 2016
Keep Britannia jobs in Leith
Britannia should stay in Leith, argues Green councillor Chas Booth
A sustainable Edinburgh?
Gavin Corbett says Edinburgh has a long way to go to be a “sustainable” city.
Shining a light on common stairways
Let’s shine a light on common stairways, says Cllr Melanie Main
Waste collections have been high profile in Edinburgh in recent weeks. Green Environment spokesperson Cllr Chas Booth outlines a Green way forward.
Parking in the city chambers quadrangle
At the full meeting of the city council today, Green councillor, Gavin Corbett, asked why the city chambers quadrangle is so often crammed with cars. Below is an edited version of…
Andy Wightman MSP, Housing spokesperson for the Scottish Greens, used today’s Holyrood debate on housing to urge Scottish Ministers to stop developers inflating the cost of land.
The capital we deserve
Green MSP Andy Wightman argues that Edinburgh needs greater powers if it is to rise to the expectations of residents.
Nigel Bagshaw on behalf of Green councillors restates support for continued public ownership of Lothian Buses, after suggestions – which appear to be based on a misreading of the proposals –…
Green councillors are pressing council leader, Andrew Burns, to make available a confidential memo on problems with the city refuse collection, after it was leaked to the press at the…
Andy Wightman MSP, Housing spokesperson for the Scottish Greens, today backed the call from Shelter to tackle levels of homelessness the charity describes as a “national badge of shame”.
Greens slam Local Development Plan sham
Green councillors have slammed Edinburgh’s Local Development Plan, saying that it fails the city on affordable housing, traffic problems and loss of Greenbelt land.
Edinburgh Greens have announced the 11 candidates in Edinburgh who they believe are most likely to take council seats in the elections next May.
Council candidate selection September 2016
Members of Edinburgh Green Party have been balloted over the summer to select Green candidates for 11 of the 17 wards in the City of Edinburgh Council area. The list of…
Live music and city living
Edinburgh can host both a thriving live music scene and a lived-in city centre argues CHAS BOOTH.