Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative councillors vote against Green motion calling for a ban on arms companies testing their equipment in our public parks.
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Kayleigh Kinross O’Neill elected new Green co-convener alongside returning co-convener Chas Booth
SNP, Lib Dems and Greens join together to produce a joint motion upholding the rights and equal treatment of all individuals, including the LGBTQ+ community.
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Committed to kinder, more caring politics
Politics needs to change. That’s what people on the doorsteps in the Fountainbridge-Craiglockhart area are telling me.
Congestion charging is one of the levers that councils could use to raise funds for bus lanes, pavement improvements and cycle paths.
Edinburgh Greens have announced their candidate for the forthcoming crucial city by election in the city’s Fountainbridge-Craiglockhart ward.
Kayleigh O’Neill – My piece in the Edinburgh Evening News. For publication the word count is reduced – read the full edition here.
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Challenging the arms trade at a local level
Ben Parker raises the alarm over product testing by an arms company in Braid Hills. Edinburgh residents have the opportunity to feed back on this by responding to a consultation by 11 April 2025.
What we can do when misogyny is being whipped up at home and overseas.
A Green budget would have released an additional £6.6 million to tackle the housing emergency.
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The Green budget will be bold
Alex Staniforth flags up what should be priorities for Edinburgh’s budget – housing would play a key role
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No clear path for Edinburgh in 2025
£30 million of cuts, a growing homelessness crisis, chaos in health and social care, and we’re still stuck with a Labour-led administration bereft of ideas.
Following agreement from Edinburgh Green Party members, Green councillors propose to entering a coalition agreement with the SNP to form the administration of Edinburgh Council.
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A Visitor Levy for Public Good
The Edinburgh Green Councillor Group give their guide to filling out the Edinburgh Council consultation on the transient visitor levy.
One year on, and creative thinking is still needed to end Edinburgh’s housing emergency. Cllr Ben Parker reports.
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Update 3: Greenbank-Meadows Quiet Route
Green councillor Ben Parker reports on progress and what to expect early on next year.
An update from the Green councillor group on the health and social care spending crisis.
Some progress has been made on banning fireworks outside of public displays but the situation is far from ideal or practical. Cllr Dan Heap reports.
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Restoring peace with nature
Scottish Green members have been discussing having ‘Peace with Nature’ in a written constitution for Scotland – what’s this big idea?
Councillor Kayleigh O’Neill lays out what’s needed from Edinburgh Council’s new head of the TEC committee.
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Responding to racism
Civic pride comes from strength of communities. Just like city maintenance, supporting communities to thrive is part of the job of the council.
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An Edinburgh tourist tax for housing
Progress on using the TVL to tackle the city’s housing emergency – Ben Parker, Edinburgh Greens spokesperson for housing, reports.
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Green shoots show through Labour’s red wall
Green councillor Alys Mumford spotlights the Green vote in July’s General Election.
Cllr Ben Parker reflects on some important wins in the world of advertising and sponsorship.
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New councillor group co-convenors elected!
The councillor group met yesterday to hold its AGM, where it reviewed progress made since the last local elections, and to vote for new positions within the group.
From time to time local politics compels us to both fight global injustices and face our city’s legacy of slavery and colonialism.
Alys Mumford calls out the state of sexism in politics and what it means for equality in the City Chambers.
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Update 2: Greenbank-Meadows Quiet Route
Following the consultation, Green Cllr Ben Parker explains his position on the future of the route.
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Short term holiday lets: what can I do?
Councillor Ben Parker looks at the role of citizens in ensuring effective regulation of STLs.
It’s budget time again at Edinburgh Council. Alys Mumford lays out the spending priorities Greens will be advocating for.
Green group Co-Convener Ben Parker explores how this should be a catalyst for changing our approach to housing in the capital.
Green councillors in Edinburgh co-ordinate call for ceasefire and an end to occupation of Palestine
Green Cllr Ben Parker tells the long and the short of it, and outlines his views about the options on the table
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A chance to make local taxes fairer
Council Tax may not be a just system of local taxation but the Scottish Government consultation gives us an opportunity to make it fairer and increase money for public services, argues Green Cllr Alys Mumford
Dan Heap argues that the council can make better use of its leverage to remove barriers to culture for local people.
Every day we read about new record temperatures around the world, we need to take action.
To celebrate International Co-operatives Day, we look at how local co-operatives provide housing, food and services as people-centred enterprises that aim to change the world.
How an urban space redesign project developed a life of its own when locals started sitting outside, looking after planters and blethering.
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Bill Brockie – a life well lived
Longstanding Green member Bill Brockie died on 11 June after a period of illness. Former Green councillor Gavin Corbett reflects on Bill’s legacy.
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Only just hanging on – a crisis in care
As the council make nearly £9 million of cuts to health and social care services, Claire Miller warns this will take a system dependent on unpaid carers dangerously close to complete failure.