Name – Louis Rowlands
Political Party – Scottish Libertarian Party
Ward – Pentland Hills
I grew up in a working class family in South-East London and spent much of my childhood in the care system before being adopted by a family in Bristol where I lived until moving to Edinburgh in 2015. I have a rather varied employment history, I have done everything from sales to hospitality to construction. Jack of all trades, master of none as one might say.
I have no previous experience within the council but plenty of experience dealing with them.
I would like to see responsible and effective spending. As a council tenant myself I feel we are particularly underserved and neglected by the local council and the services they are supposed to provide. Poorer areas like Wester Hailes where I live are constantly blighted with poorly maintained roads and landscapes, littering, fly-tipping, overflowing bins, dog fouling and rodent infestations to name but a few. These are the basic services we pay council tax for and they are seriously neglected, especially in already poorly served communities like mine.
Something few people would know? I do have a dirty little secret. I used to be a socialist.
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