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…
Running Edinburgh: one year on
It is a year since the council elections of May 2017: Green co-convenors Melanie Main and Steve Burgess give a Green perspective on where…
Tackling plastic pollution
Edinburgh can lead the way in tackling plastic pollution, argues STEVE BURGESS The final episode of Blue Planet 2 late last year vividly showed…
Celebrating Edinburgh’s women
The gender divide is never far away but on International Women’s day, last Thursday, it was just a little more obvious, writes CLAIRE MILLER.…
Green Budget Day
Green Finance spokesperson Cllr Gavin Corbett previews the council budget today. Today is budget day – the single biggest decision the council will take…
Green Budget 2018: Ambitious for Edinburgh
Green councillor Gavin Corbett sets out the party’s “Ambitious for Edinburgh” budget plans for next year. This is my sixth council budget as lead…
St Margaret’s House – a new future?
Green councillor Alex Staniforth argues that the threat facing Edinburgh Palette at St Margaret’s House at Meadowbank highlights a wider opportunity for provision of…
Films for juniors
Mary Campbell heralds an outbreak of common sense on baby and carer screenings of films. Any parents with a baby under one will attest…
Green budget for Edinburgh 2018
Edinburgh needs a green budget, argues Gavin Corbett. The council will set its budget on 22 February. It is the single biggest decision the…
Finding space for Gaelic
How best should Scotland’s capital support Gaelic and Gaelic medium education as part of the education service as a whole? Green councillor Mary…
Nurturing music: the agent of change
Introducing an “agent of change” principle to planning and licensing law would boost live music and protect residents. Alex Staniforth explains. Former Beatle, Sir…