Edinburgh Conservatives Propose Lowest Council Tax Increase in Scotland Monday, 23 February, 2026 23 February 2026 EDINBURGH CONSERVATIVES PROPOSE LOWEST COUNCIL TAX INCREASE IN SCOTLAND Edinburgh's Conservative Group has put forward a Council budget proposing a 2.5% increase in Council Tax — the lowest of any political party on the City of Edinburgh Council and likely to be among the lowest increases anywhere in Scotland this year. With UK inflation currently running at 3%, the Conservative... Articles
Edinburgh’s Green Council candidates urged to spell out position on second independence referendum ahead of council election. 14th March 2017 Miles Briggs MSP has called for Green Party Council candidates to state their position on a second independence referendum before May's elections. Local News
Sturgeon’s indyref2 call ‘utterly irresponsible’ 13th March 2017 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party leader Ruth Davidson MSP responds to Nicola Sturgeon's decision to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence. Holyrood News
Briggs Comments On First Minister's Statement: “The vast majority of people I speak to across Lothian do not want a second independence referendum." 13th March 2017 Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP Miles Briggs responds to the First Minister's announcement this morning that she will be calling a second referendum on... Holyrood News
Battling the bungalow burglars in Portobello/Craigmillar 8th March 2017 A recent survey found EH15 to be the third highest postcode for burglaries in Edinburgh, prompting Scottish Conservative candidate Callum Laidlaw to call for... Local News
Unruly and dangerous dogs on the beach and in parks, says Callum Laidlaw 8th March 2017 Serious dog attacks are on the rise in Scotland, despite recent legislation designed to present such incidents. Local News
Callum Laidlaw: Fighting for the Union and against a second referendum 8th March 2017 Callum Laidlaw is committed to maintaining the union that makes up Great Britain. Local News
Keeping Portobello's Public Toilets Open 8th March 2017 With public toilets across the city closing due to lack of use and vandalism, Callum believes that exceptions must be made for Portobello and Joppa. Local News
Graeme Bruce: Update from Ratho 8th March 2017 An update on news from Ratho from Graeme Bruce, Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate for Pentland Hills Ward. Local News
Council tax set to soar across Pentland Hills Ward. 8th March 2017 4,803 households across Pentland Hills Ward are facing hefty Council Tax increases, writes Graeme Bruce, candidate for the ward in May's election. Local News
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News
