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
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
