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
Support for music industry is vital - Gordon Lindhurst MSP 23rd November 2020 Lindhurst highlights importance of support for music industry The COVID-19 pandemic has - for so many parts of our cultural landscape – presented often... Holyrood News
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Make spaces for people work for everyone 6th October 2020 Our Transport Spokesperson, Cllr Susan Webber, has been hard at work to represent Edinburgh residents who have been completely ignored by the SNP/ Labour... Local News
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Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
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