💧☀️ Lib Dem councillor Kevin McKay is pushing for water access and heat respite for residents and visitors over the summer. theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/06/coun...

At today's Edinburgh Council meeting, we're pushing for: 🅿️ Parking enforcement outside schools. 🚶‍♀️ Improvements to travelling on offroad paths. 🪦 Better cemetery maintenance. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Sustainable after-school clubs. www.edinburgh.gov.uk/say/webcasti...

We've had a great summer so far at Corstorphine Fair, the Meadows Festival, and Leith Gala Day! Thanks to everyone who came to chat.

As the Council's Transport and Environment committee meet today to discuss the new tram consultation, one question remains above all the various opinions on it. Where's the money coming from?

"It could be the end of 2027 before we get a definition from the Scottish Government of a "green data centre" and I don't feel that this is something we should sit back and wait for." - Councillor Hal Osler www.heraldscotland.com/news/2620452...

💷 Fair funding for local services. 👩‍🏫 World class education. 🏡 Support with the #CostOfLiving. Edinburgh's two Lib Dem MSPs are already hard at work. Pick up a copy of this month's Edinburgh Reporter for their interviews.

Edinburgh Council has today decided it will ban phones from schools. MSP Sanne Dijkstra-Downie said "We now need to see the Scot Gov build on this & get behind Lib Dem plans for hiring more pupil support assistants & clamping down on classroom violence." theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/06/coun...

We're looking forward to giving people the choice of hardworking, dedicated Liberal Democrat candidates who, if elected, will focus on getting the basics right and being real local champions. theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/06/two-...

The threat to this year's Edinburgh Kids Taxi outing has outraged constituents. I am calling for action to save it.

"While areas such as Glasgow, Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire may benefit from this policy in the government’s first 100 days, the rest of us, including Edinburgh, may have to wait up to five years.” - Cllr Kevin Lang www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

PASSED: Cllr @euandavidson.bsky.social's Motion to limit the screen time in early years nurseries will come to the next Education committee. Children deserve the freedom to be children. edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/portal/...

Well done Edinburgh North Western's @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk MSP for getting the highest number of votes across the country of almost 23,000! www.scotsman.com/news/politic...

"Other Lib Dem victories were similarly impressive. [...] Sanne Dijkstra-Downie secured a notional increase of 17.6% to win the new constituency of Edinburgh Northern." bylines.scot/politics/hol...

This election was sensational for @scotlibdems.org.uk in Edinburgh! 📈 13,000+ majority for Alex Cole Hamilton in Edin North Western ⏫️ GAIN - Edin Northern is won by Sanne Dijkstra-Downie Thank you to everyone who voted for change with fairness at its heart. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2608950...

Congratulations Alex Cole-Hamilton and Sanne Dijsktra-Downie, two @scotlibdems.org.uk MSPs elected in Edinburgh! 🤩🔶️

LIB DEM HOLD - Edinburgh North Western Congratulations to our party leader Alex Cole-Hamilton on being re-elected as the MSP for Edinburgh North Western!

🚨 LIB DEM GAIN FROM SNP - Edinburgh Northern Congratulations to Sanne Dijkstra-Downie on being elected as the Liberal Democrat MSP for Edinburgh Northern!

We will stand up for carers! Vote @scotlibdems.org.uk for your constituency vote and your Edinburgh & Lothians East regional peach 🍑 vote. Put health and social care at the top of the agenda. 🔶️🧡🔶️

From Argyll & Bute to Edinburgh Northern, we are poised to take constituencies from the SNP and deny John Swinney the majority he craves. But no matter where you live, every vote for the Scottish Lib Dems on the second peach ballot will deliver change with fairness at its heart.

We need to ramp up our industrial base and get serious about Scotland’s defences. The world has become a more dangerous place, but if handled correctly, this can be an opportunity for Scottish jobs and Scottish industry.

Our Projection on the latest @moreincommonuk.bsky.social poll. 🎗️ SNP — 57 ➡️ Ref — 23 🌹 Lab — 15 🐤 LD — 13 🌱 GP — 11 🌳 Con — 10 Play around with your own numbers on: devolvedelections.co.uk/scotland/

Nigel Farage described the ban on handguns brought in following the Dunblane school shooting as "ludicrous" and a "kneejerk reaction". This is the man Lord Offord wants to put into Downing Street.

"As Liberal Democrats one of our big priorities is tackling that crisis in care, which would allow things to move through the system more quickly and free up capacity." - Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh, & Tranent candidate Alan Grant www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/holyroo...

🔶❗ The momentum is behind us as more signs point to @scotlibdems WINS in Edinburgh North Western & Edinburgh Northern. 🍑 But no matter where you live, you can use that key second peach regional ballot paper to elect a Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/holyroo...

"Residents want representatives who beat the drum for their wards, who focus on making change and delivering for their constituents." - Edinburgh Lib Dem Council Group Leader Cllr Ed Thornley www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

This week is MS Awareness week , a chance to challenge the assumptions around multiple sclerosis and raise awareness of its often invisible impact. I am proud to stand with those living with MS in Edinburgh West and will continue to speak up for the challenges they face in Parliament. #MSThinkAgain

The amazing @scotlibdems.org.uk #SP26 manifesto launched last week in Edinburgh! 👩‍🏫 More school Pupil Support Assistants. 🏥 £400m more for social care. 🩺 GP appointments within 24 hours. 🌍 Expand warm home insulation. Change with fairness at its heart. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...

🦓 This is really disappointing. Cllr Ross has been pushing for low-cost zebra crossings for years to prioritise pedestrians. The Welsh Government legalised them last week but there's been no backing from the Scottish Government. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

It was amazing to have @eddavey.libdems.org.uk & @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk kickstart our Holyrood campaign in Edinburgh! We're standing for change, with fairness at its heart. www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2026/03/31/c...

Thank you to everyone who attended our campaign launch at Newhaven this morning! We can get 3 AMAZING MSPs across Edinburgh & Lothians East this May who'll fight for change with fairness at its heart 🔶️🧡🐶🔶️

"Scottish Lib Dems secured a fantastic £300 million on everything from business rates relief to social care in the #ScotBudget for the year ahead." - Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole Hamilton www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

"Three years ago, the Lib Dem group secured funding to start a park lighting programme across Edinburgh. This year, we made sure another half a million pounds was agreed to continue that programme" - Cllr Ed Thornley www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Last week Trump said he didn't need Britain's help because he'd already won this war. So we mustn't let him push the UK around now. Any decision on the deployment of our Armed Forces should be made in the UK's national interest and subject to a vote in Parliament.

🛝 School playgrounds have been too reliant on reactive emergency maintenance. Edinburgh Lib Dem councillors have just secured just over half a million pounds for proactive upgrades for school playgrounds!

Yesterday, Lib Dem Edinburgh Council #EdinBudget negotiations led to the first increase in adoption allowance for adoptive parents since 2017! ❤️

🚨 Today, the Edinburgh Liberal Democrat Council Group secured extra #EdinBudget funding for our climate and nature! ♨️ £100k for shared heat networks for cleaner heating 🌞 £100k for solar panels 🌳 £200k for urban street trees

🚨 Today, Edinburgh Lib Dem Cllrs secured extra #EdinBudget funding for stronger local services! 🌱 £331k more for more chemical-free street weeding operators & equipment. 🛣 £400k more for replacement pavements & road pothole repairs. 🛑 £178k more for worn out road markings.

🚨 Today, the Edinburgh Liberal Democrat Council Group secured extra funding for our communities! 🗣 £500k for the city's Third Sector. 💡 £500k for new park lighting. 🛝 Over £500k to improve school playgrounds.

"As Kyiv’s twin city, I’m incredibly proud of the role that Edinburgh’s communities have played in helping those fleeing the horrors of Russia’s illegal war" - Councillor Robert Aldridge www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

⚽️ Councillor Young put forward proposals to allow Edinburgh venues to stay open for World Cup matches until 30 minutes after the game: www.midlothianview.com/news/green-l...

Thank you to everyone who made it to Dynamic Earth this weekend for the @scotlibdems.org.uk #SLDConf Conference! On May 7th, you can vote for change with fairness at its heart. theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/02/ed-d...

Edinburgh Western MSP @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk speaks at #SLDConf in Edinburgh: "We've secured massive commitments in the #ScotBudget after Labour chose to abstain. We're the antidote to the cynical politics of Reform, and 19 years of a tired SNP government".

We're really excited to welcome friends from across Scotland to #SLDConf at Dynamic Earth tomorrow! www.scotlibdems.org.uk/conference

As the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion approaches I have joined other MPs in pressing the Government to provide Ukrainian refugees with a clear route to permanent settlement.

🌊 Edinburgh and Lothian East candidate Sanne Dijkstra-Downie met with @libdems.org.uk leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk MP & Surfers Against Sewage at Portobello this morning. Lib Dems are fighting for clean rivers and beaches. theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/02/libd...

🚨 BREAKING: Edinburgh becomes the first city in Scotland to finalise a Transient Visitor Levy for extra service funding Lib Dems played a vital role in securing it without more delay, ensuring money for parks, street cleaning, & accessibility across the city www.edinburghlibdems.org/news/article...

The UK's new supercomputer at Edinburgh University will open up a host of possibilities. I saw where it will be and what it will replace.

"New suggestions now would delay the Visitor Levy, delay the benefit & risk not getting money the council needs to improve our city as those who oppose the levy will use that as an opportunity." - Cllr Thornley on why cllrs must support TVL this week. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

After today's Scottish Labour drama: "Keir Starmer, you have two choices now – sort your warring party out or call an election" - @eddavey.libdems.org.uk MP www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My Seat Model: SNP: 57 (-7) RFM: 21 (+21) LAB: 20 (-4) LDM: 11 (+7) CON: 11 (-20) GRN: 9 (+1)