News from the Lib Dems across Edinburgh's Constituencies

The Liberal Democrats are working across the constituencies of Edinburgh. Below is some of the news from those local campaigns.

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15 Most Recent Stories From Edinburgh North and Leith Liberal Democrats News Stories

Fri 5th Mar 2010:

Kevin Lang pledges fight to bring green jobs to Leith.

Liberal Democrat Kevin Lang today pledged to place his fight to bring new green jobs to Leith at the very heart of his campaign to become the new Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North & Leith.

Wed 24th Feb 2010:

Kevin Lang backs campaign to beat cancer.

Kevin Lang, local Liberal Democrat candidate for Edinburgh North & Leith has joined hundreds of candidates across the country in signing up to Cancer Research UK's Cancer Commitment, aiming to make UK cancer outcomes among the best in Europe in the next ten years.

Fri 19th Feb 2010:

Kevin goes 'on the beat' with local police.

Local Liberal Democrat candidate, Kevin Lang today joined the police out and about in Leith to see and hear first hand how they are helping to tackle crime.

Thu 11th Feb 2010:

Nick Clegg says "Bring Green Jobs to Leith!".

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg today joined local parliamentary candidate Kevin Lang to back the campaign to bring green jobs to Leith.

City Budget Protects Essential Front-line Services in Tough Times.

Investment in education and care services will be at the heart of the Lib Dem-led City of Edinburgh Council's budget passed today. It also includes the third successive freeze in Council Tax will maintain Edinburgh's Band D rate as the lowest of Scotland's four major cities.

Fri 5th Feb 2010:

City Schools Budget to increase by 2.6%.

Councillors in the Lib Dem/SNP Administration in Edinburgh have signalled that they plan to keep reductions to devolved school budgets to 1% in the coming year despite unprecedented financial challenges.

Thu 4th Feb 2010:

Good news as Leith earmarked for green jobs boost.

Local Liberal Democrats have welcomed a new report that identifies Leith as the top location in Scotland for a new wind turbine manufacturing facility.

Fri 22nd Jan 2010:

'No room for complacency on unemployment' - Kevin Lang.

Local Liberal Democrats have welcomed new figures showing a slight fall in unemployment in Edinburgh North & Leith but have warned against complacency, particularly over the numbers of young people out of work.

Fri 15th Jan 2010:

Lib Dem candidate promises "I'll vote against any increase in student fees".

Kevin Lang, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Edinburgh North & Leith today backed a campaign by the Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) by signing a pledge to vote against any increase in student tuition fees in England if he is elected a Member of Parliament in the upcoming election.

Tue 12th Jan 2010:

Up to 2,000 local pensioners missing out on Cold Weather Payments.

New figures published by the Liberal Democrats have shown that up to 2,000 pensioners in Edinburgh North & Leith are missing out on cold weather payments due to them by the UK Government.

Mon 11th Jan 2010:

Kevin Lang puts fairness at the heart of the Liberal Democrat campaign to win Edinburgh North & Leith.

The Liberal Democrats have announced they will fight the General Election on four key principles, designed to make Britain a fairer place.

Sat 9th Jan 2010:

Top Tory predicts Lib Dem Gain from Labour in Edinburgh North & Leith.

The invisible Conservative in Edinburgh North & Leith was delivered another blow today after the top Tory blogger, Iain Dale, predicted that the Liberal Democrats and NOT the Conservatives were set to beat Labour here in Edinburgh North & Leith.

Fri 8th Jan 2010:

Working hard to keep the city running.

Liberal Democrat Leader of Edinburgh City Council provides an update on how the city is dealing with the record cold temperatures, snow and ice.

Thu 31st Dec 2009:

Kevin Lang gives his New Year Message.

Local Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Kevin Lang looks ahead to 2010.

Thu 17th Dec 2009:

Big Brother winner backs Lib Dem Kevin Lang to win.

John Loughton, the winner of Big Brother and former Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament, has joined the Scottish Liberal Democrats and today announced his backing for Kevin Lang to become the new MP for his home constituency of Edinburgh North & Leith.

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Sun 7th Mar 2010:

Get Your Hands Off Our Rocks - Say Scottish Liberal Democrats.

The Scottish Lib Dems at their Perth Conference have backed the campaign to keep Britain's rock archive in Edinburgh. The motion - proposed by Edinburgh South Parliamentary Candidate Fred Mackintosh - calls on the British Geological Survey to keep the National Offshore Oil and Gas Rock Archive at Gilmerton where it will be safe and most accessible to industry and academic users.

Fri 5th Mar 2010:

Fred Mackintosh welcomes a green energy road map for Scotland.

At their conference in Perth today the Scottish Liberal Democrats have approved detailed plans to deliver a green energy revolution to Scotland and to achieve the ambitious carbon reduction targets in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act.

Thu 4th Mar 2010:

Sciennes, Gillespie's, Bruntsfield and South Morningside Primaries Left in the Lurch by the SNP.

The failure of the SNP Government to introduce new rules for class sizes means that P1 classes in many popular schools in Edinburgh South are likely to have more than 25 pupils from August. The news follows a commitment in September 2009 by the then Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop to introduce regulations that would set a limit of 25 for new P1 classes from the start of the August 2010 school year. In 2008 a court case exposed the guideline limit of 25 in P1 as unenforceable.

Tue 2nd Mar 2010:

Support Parents to be Students - Pringle.

Mike Pringle MSP for Edinburgh South has backed calls from NUS Scotland for greater support for parents to help them study at college and university in Scotland.

Edinburgh South Liberal Democrat Candidate Fred Mackintosh signs the Power 2010 Pledge.

Edinburgh South Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Fred Mackintosh has signed up to support the Power 2010 campaign to reform parliament and our political system.

Sun 28th Feb 2010:

Cancer Research UK welcomes Fred Mackintosh's support for the Cancer Commitment.

Cancer Research UK has welcomed news that Fred Mackintosh Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesman for Edinburgh South has signed up to the Cancer Commitment, aiming to make UK cancer outcomes among the best in Europe in the next ten years. Fred has joined Liberal Democrat candidates in key seats across the country in signing up to the campaign.

Sat 20th Feb 2010:

Crunch Time for Scotland's Rock Archive.

Edinburgh South Liberal Democrats Mike Pringle MSP and Parliamentary Candidate Fred Mackintosh have added their voice to widespread industry and academic opposition to the proposed transfer of the UK's national archive of offshore geological cores from Gilmerton in south Edinburgh to Keyworth near Nottingham. Mike Pringle MSP has simultaneously written to the National Audit Office regarding its investigation into the planned move, exposing several apparent flaws in the business case put forward by the British Geological Survey.

Fri 19th Feb 2010:

Fred Mackintosh objects to new housing on greenbelt farmland at Burdiehouse Lime Kilns.

Along with concerned local residents Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Fred Mackintosh has objected to plans by Hallam Land Management to build new homes on farmland in the greenbelt at Burdiehouse Lime Kilns. Read his email letter of objection.

Fred Mackintosh and Mike Pringle MSP campaign to oppose building on greenbelt farmland at Burdiehouse.

On Monday 15 February 2010 the Edinburgh South Liberal Democrat team of Mike Pringle MSP, prospective MP Fred Mackintosh and local Councillor Conor Snowden visited Hallam Land Management's exhibition of their preliminary proposals for around 100 new homes at Burdiehouse. Over the previous weekend Fred and the Lib Dem team had delivered thousands of letters to local residents to ensure they knew of the exhibition proposals.

Wed 17th Feb 2010:

Scotland's Lib Dem MEP votes against one way transfer of financial transactions to US authorities.

George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has voted in the European Parliament to block attempts to transfer confidential information about EU citizens' financial transactions to US counter-terrorism authorities.

Tue 16th Feb 2010:

Nick Clegg visits Meadows Nursery in Edinburgh South.

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg MP was in Edinburgh South to visit the excellent Meadows Nursery in Millerfield Place and to highlight the importance of quality early years education. Edinburgh South Liberal Democrat candidate Fred Mackintosh took Nick to visit the Meadows Nursery as the Liberal Democrats are going into the General Election promising to tackle social divisions by investing in quality education for everyone.

End practice of "rate jacking" to restore consumer trust in banks - Mackintosh.

Edinburgh South Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesman Fred Mackintosh has hit out at so called "rate jacking"; the practice of banks and lenders suddenly increasing the rate of interest on credit cards, sometimes by as much as 10%.

Thu 11th Feb 2010:

Fred Mackintosh backs green jobs manifesto pledge.

Fred Mackintosh, Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesman for Edinburgh South has pledged his backing to the Liberal Democrats manifesto pledge to create 57,000 jobs across the UK by investing £400m upgrading disused shipyards to enable the production of off-shore wind turbines.

City Budget Protects Essential Front-line Services in Tough Times.

Investment in education and care services will be at the heart of the Lib Dem-led City of Edinburgh Council's budget passed today. It also includes the third successive freeze in Council Tax will maintain Edinburgh's Band D rate as the lowest of Scotland's four major cities.

Tue 9th Feb 2010:

Fred Mackintosh welcomes safer crossing of West Savile Terrace.

Local resident and campaigner Fred Mackintosh has welcomed the news that construction work will start on new traffic lights at the junction between West Savile Terrace and Mayfield Road on Monday 8 March. Following concerns at the number of accidents between cyclists and drivers, the Council is to install traffic lights and pedestrian phases at this dangerous junction.

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