Green council budget: good for Edinburgh; good for our future
Green councillors Claire Miller and Gavin Corbett explain why they have given priority to new schools, social care, homelessness and the climate emergency in…
Workplace parking levy: traffic, congestion and climate change
Gavin Corbett explains why he is angry about the workplace parking levy “debate”. In a meeting of the city council last week councillors of…
Putting mental health first
Mental ill health must be treated in safe familiar surroundings where and when it is needed says Melanie Main. A woman with a long…
Boatels!
Should “boatels” be part of the Union Canal strategy, asks Gavin Corbett. How quickly words come from nowhere. Two weeks ago I’d barely heard…
Traffic Orders or Traffic Bureaucracy?
All councillors should be getting behind efforts to streamline the process for traffic orders, says Melanie Main. Right across Edinburgh residents are emailing their…
South East Local Events Fund – application deadline 21 January 2019
£20,000 has been allocated through Edinburgh Council’s Neighbourhood Partnerships to the South East Locality for the promotion of local cultural and artistic events to…
ASDA Chesser: recycling
Gavin Corbett takes supermarket giant ASDA to task over recycling and asks customers to sign petition. Most of us use supermarkets from time to time.…
The future of welfare
The future of welfare: Universal Credit or Citizens Basic Income? asks Susan Rae.
Planning Edinburgh’s future
The “City Plan 2030” matters for Edinburgh’s future, argues Chas Booth. The planning process can sometimes be dull but, as a recent furore over…
Brexit, people’s vote and Scotland’s capital
Today in full council Chas Booth spoke in a debate about Brexit, a people’s vote, and the impact on EU citizens in Edinburgh. The…
Celebrating the Water of Leith Trust
It’s impossible to imagine Edinburgh’s main river without the Water of Leith Conservation Trust says Gavin Corbett. Part of the job of a politician,…
A safer, healthier and happier city
Today is the deadline for responses to the city council’s consultation on city centre transformation. Claire Miller sees growing appetite for radical change. Early…
Celebrating Leith Theatre
This weekend sees Leith Theatre’s first professional stage production in 30 years. Cllr Chas Booth celebrates the Theatre’s success. This summer, Leith Theatre celebrated…
Christmas market and trees
Green City Centre councillor Claire Miller updates on the twists and turns of tree loss in East Princes Street Gardens. Last week I set…
Treasuring Edinburgh’s trees
Edinburgh is a city of trees. How do we make sure that legacy is protected, asks City Centre’s Green councillor Claire Miller
Council budget: strategy and accountancy
Green councillor Gavin Corbett says budgets need to balance big picture ideas with real open-ness about the future of specific services. At the council’s…
City tourism: striking the balance
Another festival has come and gone so it’s now time to strike the right balance between tourism and residents says Alex Staniforth.
Greener festival, greener city
A Green Festival City is a great Festival City, argues Alex Staniforth. Every August Edinburgh welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors to its world-famous…
Championing the Union Canal
Gavin Corbett reflects on his first year as Edinburgh’s canal champion. At this week’s meeting of all of Edinburgh’s councillors (23 August) there is…
Single-use plastics
I am a young green living in Edinburgh, and I am fed up of plastic. I am not the only one. Cllr Burgess and…
Bridging the housing benefit chasm
Decisions by the UK Government to freeze housing benefit for private tenants fail Edinburgh says Susan Rae
Barrow boy!
Gavin Corbett highlights five lessons from a morning on the street cleaning barrow cart. My regular correspondents will know that I am a bit…
One Planet Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s Green group of councillors has two new co-convenors Mary Campbell and Chas Booth. Here they set out the green challenges facing the city…
Future of Meadowbank
Tomorrow, Friday 29th June, Edinburgh’s Development Management Committee will consider a proposal which will determine the future of Meadowbank Stadium. Incredibly, it’s taken over…
Smoothing the rocky roads
Improving basic roads maintenance should be a higher priority than building new roads and roundabouts argues Chas Booth. The quality of road, pavement and…
Our future schools crunch time
The future of secondary schools in the city will come to a special meeting of Edinburgh’s Education Committee this week. Cllr Mary Campbell explains…
Re-imagining Redford Barracks
Gavin Corbett argues that MoD withdrawal from Redford Barracks is a major opportunity which the city should seize. The Ministry of Defence announced in…
Trams to Leith: let’s get it right
Edinburgh Greens’ transport spokesperson Cllr Chas Booth argues that any tram extension to Newhaven must make life easier for those walking and cycling. On…
School lunches: progress and potential
Mary Campbell welcomes progress on school lunches but says there is an opportunity to go so much further. This week my son will eat…
Building schools for our communities
Learning from school building programmes of the past is crucial in building for the future, says Mary Campbell. Council priorities come and go over…