Consultation on taxi restrictions
Following a proposal by Green councillors, backed by the Regulatory committee of Edinburgh Council, there is an ongoing consultation into restrictions on the age of taxis able to operate in the city. The council is consulting until Friday 2nd June using an online form with 20 simple questions. Please consider filling it out to make…
Greens proposal to break capital political logjam
Green councillors have outlined a interim proposal to break the political logjam which has persisted in Edinburgh since the council election on 4 May. With a UK election on 8 June on the horizon, full and frank discussion has been hampered as other parties jostle for position. Now the eight-strong Green group of councillors has said…
Green councillors push for Edinburgh to move forward
Green councillors today backed the breaking of the political logjam which has gripped Edinburgh for two weeks. The capital’s eight-strong Green councillor group supported the appointment of Cllr Frank Ross as the new Lord Provost to start the process of forming a new council administration. In turn, this allowed an urgent Green motion on improving…
Greens select engineer Lorna Slater to contest Edinburgh North and Leith in UK General Election
Following a meeting of Edinburgh Greens branch on Monday evening (Monday 8 May 2017) the party has selected engineer Lorna Slater to stand in Edinburgh North and Leith in the UK election on 8 June 2017. Co-convenor of Edinburgh Greens, Alys Mumford, said: “This is an unnecessary election. It has everything to do with the…
Greens celebrate record result in council elections
Greens in Edinburgh are celebrating gains in the city council elections on 4 May. Starting the day with 5 councillors, the party increased its tally to eight, with new councillors Claire Miller, Susan Rae, Mary Campbell and Alex Staniforth joining the existing team of Steve Burgess, Melanie Main, Gavin Corbett and Chas Booth. Amidst the successes,…
Council election results: Edinburgh May 2017
Check in here for results for the council elections during the election count on 5 May 2017. Results posted as they are announced. Ward 1: Almond. Green #1 votes: 2.6% Ward 2: Pentland Hills. Green #1 votes: 4.3% Ward 3: Drumbrae/Gyle. Green #1 votes: 4.3% Ward 4: Forth. Green #1 votes: 10.0% Ward 5: Inverleith.…
Green investment bank sale to fracking funder criticised by Green MSP
The decision to sell the Green Investment Bank to a company that has invested billions of pounds in fossil fuel projects has been criticised by a Green MSP. Australian bank Macquarie has a history of investing in fracking and opencast coal mining projects and Green MSP Andy Wightman says that GIB’s environmental credentials are “now…
Green MSP joins communities on Edinburgh Airport flight plan battle
Communities affected by Edinburgh Airport’s flight plan proposals must rally together to make the airport listen to their concerns, a Green MSP will say at a summit meeting tonight (20 April). Green MSP Mark Ruskell is hosting the Edinburgh Airport Watch meeting at the Scottish Parliament where 17 community councils from Fife, Edinburgh, the Lothians…
Greens seek “green revolution” for capital
Edinburgh’s Green councillors have launched their most ambitious-ever manifesto for the capital, promising a green revolution which puts power in the hands of people and communities. In a wide-ranging manifesto, packed with new ideas, the Greens pledge to put Edinburgh in the front rank of European cities, spearheading a greener and fairer future. Among the…
Green astonishment as capital high school delayed for sixth time
Edinburgh Green councillors have reacted with astonishment at news that the opening of the new Boroughmuir High School has been delayed for a sixth time, to January 2018. Originally scheduled to be opened in August 2016, the award-winning school has suffered a series of delays at the hands of the contractor O’Hare McGovern, who are…
Report reveals short-term lets problem in Capital
A report detailing the scale of the problem with ‘short-term lets’ in Scotland’s capital has been published by a Green MSP.
Full list of Green candidates in Edinburgh 2017
The full list of Green candidates in Edinburgh has been finalised, with the party contesting all 17 seats as follows: Almond: Iain Mckinnon-Waddell Pentland Hills: Evelyn Weston Drumbrae-Gyle: Phyl Meyer Forth: Gillian Mackay Inverleith: Cllr Nigel Bagshaw Corstorphine-Murrayfield: Kate Nevens Sighthill-Gorgie: Dan Heap Colinton-Fairmilehead: Sara Marsden Fountainbridge-Craiglockhart: Cllr Gavin Corbett Morningside: Cllr Melanie Main City…
Greens head to Spring conference buoyed by poll
The Scottish Greens have welcomed a poll by Ipsos MORI showing that the party could be set to make gains at the council elections across Scotland in May. The poll puts the party on eight percent of first preference votes, an indication that voters “continue to back the Greens” says Andy Wightman MSP. More voters…
School chicken: Green MSP disappointed in lack of progress
Alison Johnstone MSP, Health, Children & Young People spokesperson for the Scottish Greens, today (1 March) expressed disappointment at the lack of progress in sourcing Scottish chicken for school meals. Freedom of Information requests by Alison three years ago revealed the extent of the problem, with many councils flying in chicken nuggets from Thailand. Fresh…
Greens launch council campaign “for a green future for our great city”
Edinburgh Greens have launched their campaign for the council elections in May, pledging “a green future for a great city” and with radical action on housing, care and transport. At a public meeting this evening the campaign will be launched by the party’s two co-convenors, former Leith Walk councillor Maggie Chapman and Green MSP Patrick…