Feb
26
Spent and excellent morning campaigning in deepest Musselburgh with colleagues from East Lothian along with their candidate Bernard Harkins. Bernard’s team then joined us for a similar session back in Edinburgh Eastern. The response from voters on the doorsteps was very good. Feels like our support is solid and strong. There were three key and …
Feb
25
At next months Council meeting I will be tabling a motion to once again raising the issue of the cuts by the SNP/Libdem administration to the Number 12 bus. This issue remains one of high concern locally as the demise of this route has meant a whole swathe of my community has no public transport …
Feb
24
I was very pleased to hear that the proposed new High school for Portobello was passed another hurdle at planning committee with unanimous support (save for the green councillor intimating his dissent) This is not the end. It is just one more step on a long journey but it’s a very important one. I have …
Feb
23
For reasons I don’t quite understand, I was asked to do a guest blog on Better Nation. and so I did. and here it is. Apart from two typos which of course i noticed as soon as I read it on-line despite having carefully checked it before I sent it in, I think its not …
Feb
23
When I saw this proposal for Princes Street I was pleasantly surprised but pleased. Labour had argued for more bars and restaurants for some time now and I was happy to look to support this move. Our idea was on the back of moves to convert upper floors to housing which I had mooted myself …
Feb
22
I cannot tell you how humbled I was to be part of the Partners in Advocacy conference on Friday 18th. The delegates were largely folk with some for of physical disability or learning difficulty (or both) and they are vocal and angry. The cuts to support, to mobility allowance and to others services are hurting …
Feb
21
Out campaigning again yesterday afternoon. I know the polls are tight but the doorsteps remain welcoming. The economy, anti social behaviour, public transport and the SNP/Lidbem council cuts to schools and voluntary groups are the main topics of conversation. It has been a delight to be doing what I first set out doing in the …
Feb
18
I have been invited to chair an event with the celebrated Hairdresser Charlie Miller ,(pictured), Thursday 17th March – 7.30pm Colinton Parish Church, Dell Road, (Spylaw Street) Colinton. This event was supposed to have been in interfaith week in December but the snow even managed to stop conversations about the idea of a divinity. It would be …
Feb
17
I have been invited by Partners in Advocacy to contribute to their 2011 Lothian Conference 2011 this Friday. Well I will be doing more listening than speaking to be honest. I am running a workshop on “why voting matters” and taking part in “cafe conversation sessions ” with conference participants but those participants will have much …
Feb
16
Following my previous comments about the charity place2be, if you need persuading about why what it does is so crucial then please watch the video the other side of the story which can be found on their website here, (just scroll down a wee bit). It will break your heart and yet give you great …
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