Political direction for Edinburgh
Green councillor Steve Burgess reflects on Edinburgh’s emerging post-election arrangements. Greens have always valued co-operation and discussion in politics. Traditional tribalism often gets in…
Aftermath
It’s time for local services to be truly valued, says Alison Johnstone. Despite the importance of council services, such as schools, social care and…
Acting for a green future for our great city
On Tuesday 25th April, at a special hustings, Cllr Chas Booth, Green spokesperson on Environment and Sustainability, set out the changes to sustainable development…
A sustainable European city
Councillor Steve Burgess today secured backing for City of Edinburgh Council to sign up to the European Sustainable cities declaration. At the last European Conference on…
A green future for our great city
Edinburgh’s only future is a Green future, says Melanie Main I rarely doubt the sincerity with which members of other parties hold their political…
Power in your hands – making banking local
Green councillor Melanie Main says bank closures are not necessary if there is the imagination to rethink banking. The sign in the window of…
Vote local!
Council elections are too important to be the focus of cynical political games, says Alison Johnstone. The council elections on 4 May are fast…
A Green “manifesto” for Newhaven
Gillian Mackay, Scottish Green Party candidate for Forth, and Chas Booth, Green councillor for Leith, set out their priorities for Newhaven if elected on…
Homes for all
Everyone deserves a decent home says Mary Campbell. In the Portobello and Craigmillar ward, housing is a big issue. Throughout our area people are…
Local elections or dry-run for independence referendum?
Tory attempts to turn council elections into a vote on Scotland’s future relationship to UK are desperate and patronising, argues Gavin Corbett Councils provide…
Schools: power in your hands
Schools can put power in your hands, argues Melanie Main. Of all the layers of government – European, UK, Scottish and local – the…
From Wester Hill to Wester Hailes
Green councillor Gavin Corbett, describes a day in the life… I’ve had a couple of queries recently asking me to describe a typical day…
A green future for our great city
A “low carbon” Edinburgh is about what works for people and communities, argues Steve Burgess Next week Edinburgh hosts a low carbon cities conference.…
On the buses
Alison Johnstone says it is time to rethink transport priorities. ‘For a while I had to stop going to events, to educational stuff to…
Managing the school “run”
Let’s put child safety and safe streets first in school travel choices, says Claire Miller. The “school run” has been a hot topic since…
Greener Edinburgh: affordable homes
A greener future for Edinburgh needs firm action on housing costs, argues Alex Staniforth. Three cheers for the Evening News for its leader headline…
Carers and patients deserve better
Green council candidate, Claire Miller, says that a lot more can be done to improve the experience of care, for both service users and…
Our great city; our Green future
Green Councillor Nigel Bagshaw says Edinburgh can make big choices in 2017, for a greener future. Edinburgh is a very typical capital city. Thousands…
The Path not Taken: City Region Deal and Active Travel
Dan Heap and Gavin Corbett argue that Edinburgh is missing a trick on the economic importance of active travel. What do roads, roundabouts and…
Unlock the shackles to unleash our potential
A visitor levy could raise millions, if only Scottish ministers would grant the city the freedom to implement one, says Alison Johnstone. Local councils…
A welcoming capital
It is a good time of year to reflect on help needed by families cut adrift from their homeland, argues Melanie Main. Recently a small…
Tackling child poverty in the Capital
The poorest children need to benefit from Edinburgh’s successes, argues Dr Dan Heap. The film “I, Daniel Blake” has been out for a month…
Serving Edinburgh’s deaf community
The council has come to the right decision in commissioning services for deaf people, says Gavin Corbett. Over the last month I’ve spent a…
Citizen of the year
One of the privileges of being a councillor is getting to meet so many fantastic people who, at a community level, do fantastic work…
Bellfield Church: the city “right to buy”
Green candidate Mary Campbell heralds the “urban right to buy” in Portobello. Community “Right to Buy” has been with us for some time. Back…
Green Edinburgh: People, Place, Power
Edinburgh is a great city but needs a green future to match, argues Claire Miller The term “PPP” has had a bad press in…
Keep Britannia jobs in Leith
Britannia should stay in Leith, argues Green councillor Chas Booth I’m not a great fan of the monarchy. I have nothing against them personally,…
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 As of July the Council stopped repairing lights in common stairs across the…
Moving forward with waste collection services
Waste collections have been high profile in Edinburgh in recent weeks. Green Environment spokesperson Cllr Chas Booth outlines a Green way forward. Who would…