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21 Gun Salute - As part of The Royal Regiment’s 20th Anniversary celebrations, Major General RRE Lindsay CBE Colonel invited me to witness the 21 Gun Salute for the arrival of the Lord High Commissioner at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

🧵1/ Zack Polanski spouting off about wealth taxes while seemingly not paying his own fair share is exactly the kind of hypocrisy that turns people away from politics. You can’t preach tax justice while dodging the bills everyone else is expected to pay.

The Lord Chamberlain has given me a ticket to the Royal Gallery for the day of the King's Speech - this should enable me to see the royal procession. My blog: scottarthurmp.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/m...

Politics aside, this is a shame. I was impressed by her when she gave evidence to the Transport Select Committee. Source: BBC share.google/xG2bhRvxH7wY...

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Beautiful morning to welcome Canal View Primary, joining us for run #35. Great to see many familiar & happy faces from Wester Hailes. An amazing 107 young folk with parents, grandparents, carers, and pals, ran, jogged, & walked around the course. - a fantastic 25 doing their first ever Parkrun. 🫶

Many of us experience election night as entertainment: the drama of live television, the rolling results, the stories unfolding as ballots are counted. For candidates, however, the reality inside the count hall is often far more brutal. My blog: scottarthurmp.wordpress.com/2026/05/09/t...

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Thanks to @leukaemiauk.bsky.social for helping to make it happen!

Best seat on the bus! The top deck was empty, but there was only one seat I can site on!

Polling stations are now open.

There is MUCH more to do ,but in 2025/26 Edinburgh's Labour Council delivered 1,473 new affordable homes - the highest number since the Affordable Housing Supply Programme began in 2007. We didn’t just meet our target of 1,368 homes, we smashed it. Story- theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/05/edin...

Believe - The Evening News has a load of pictures from last night's game: www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/footba...

Looking great - Cowslip in Wester Hailes on the Union Canal.

I'm running the Bracknell Half Marathon next week in support of two fantastic local charities - Stepping Stones Recovery College and Pilgrim Hearts 🏃‍♂️‍➡️ You can donate here: gofund.me/3c4504924

We are regularly asked about this empty housing block, have raised with local councillors, and yet it seems the developer remains reluctant to abide by the legal agreement they signed to deliver an element of affordable housing as part of their planning permission.

Agenda for the May meeting. All welcome.

This is what I got up to in Parliament this week: scottarthurmp.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/m...

This is a great example of the independent and state schools working today to achieve something which benefits our young people. www.gwc.org.uk/about-us/new...

I write here about the human cost of Edinburgh's housing emergency: commentcentral.co.uk/the-human-co... @edinburghminute.com @edinreporter.bsky.social

Prorogued - Reflections on My First Parliamentary Session scottarthurmp.wordpress.com/2026/04/30/p... @edinburghminute.com @edinreporter.bsky.social

Is Sheriffhall the real Magic Roundabout? scottarthurmp.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/i...

Amazing work by Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust & Balerno Village Trust - both of these projects will help bring people together, and create a sense of community. See: theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/04/near...

Reform UK candidate runs diversity training courses which her party wants scrapped: www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/reform-uk-...

My Blog : 1 Lanark Road - Empty Homes in a Housing Crisis scottarthurmp.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/1... @edinburghminute.com @edinreporter.bsky.social

It was great to meet up with the Deaf Action runners at Oriam parkrun today! You can read here about the pressure the services they offer are under: BBC News - Charity fears service changes are putting deaf people at risk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

From quantum communications to EV prices, this is what I got up to in Parliament this week: scottarthurmp.wordpress.com/2026/04/23/m...

🤔 Should 🚘 tax cover #SUV impact on (a) #RoadMaintenance (b) #PedestrianSafety (c) public space 🙋 PQ by @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social - send him your thoughts! @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @transform.scot @sw20.info @sparksstirling.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social

Edinburgh South West today.

I am excited to be hosting a coffee morning tomorrow - Friday the 24th of April at Craiglockhart Parish Church. All are welcome to come along to raise some local issues! Let me know you're coming here: forms.office.com/e/HbYKGpvHUS

Best seat on the bus.

Ping-pong with the Lords is slower than I remember the game being.

Fifty-six homeless people died in Edinburgh last year, according to figures obtained under Freedom of Information (FoI) legislation - this should shame us as a nation. My blog - scottarthurmp.wordpress.com/2026/04/22/t...

Growth is up and unemployment is down. Inflation was due to fall this year, but then the war in Iran happened. Transport inflation has jumped from 2.4% in the year to February to 4.7% in the year to March, mainly driven by higher fuel costs. Details: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...

Last week I visited Hillcrest Futures at their Oxgangs Street service in Edinburgh South West. I was inspired by the work they do to help people to build independence, skills and confidence so they can move on to permanent housing and sustain a tenancy of their own - hillcrest.org.uk/local-mp-vis...

Our plan for change - Growth is up, and unemployment is down. I fear, however, that the war in Iran will push the global economy in the wrong direction.

The new disc golf course at Hailes Quarry Park has officially opened: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...

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EXCL: Over 500 firefighter jobs could be lost as warning issued over SNP Government funding plans. The row comes after a blaze destroyed an iconic Glasgow city centre building.

This is what I got up to in Parliament last week: scottarthurmp.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/m...

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Today: We had a day of action in Colinton with Catriona Munro for Edinburgh South Western - 100s of doors were knocked! It was lovely to see so many trees in blossom, especially the ones I got planted on Lanark Road. Remember - Only Labour can beat the SNP in Edinburgh South Western.

The eating disorder community has come together to fight for change. #DumpTheScales

In March, I launched the biggest ever survey of young people in Edinburgh South West to understand what issues are important to them. This is what they said: scottarthurmp.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/h... @edinburghminute.com @edinreporter.bsky.social @edinburghlive.co.uk

The car I was travelling in today was overtaken by a Deliveroo rider on an illegal e-bike, so getting an update on the situation from @spokes.org.uk today via their newsletter was timely. More>>

They kept this quiet - The SNP Government's "eco-friendly" dual-fuel ferry Glen Sannox, which is capable of running on gas, has been operating solely on diesel since July 2025... because the gas system is unsafe. Perhaps they should fit a mast, and sails? See: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What Housing Crisis - The construction of homes for social rent (including Council Housing) is in terminal decline in Scotland. New starts are now lower than when the SNP came to power in 2007! Worse than that, the situation has never been worse in the devolution era.

It was a great honour to be able to represent Edinburgh South West at the Yom HaShoah 2026. More>>

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