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Greens urge action on child deaths and poverty
Green MSP for Lothian Alison Johnstone is today urging Scottish Ministers to act on a report just published which claims that 400 child deaths each year are avoidable.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child...
#SP16 Alison Johnstone Scottish Greens candidate for Edinburgh Central
Alison Johnstone was first elected as a councillor following a campaign to save an area of playing fields in the south west of the city from a housing developer.
She then became one of only two...
Marie Curie Edinburgh welcome Lothians MSP
Alison Johnstone MSP visited Marie Curie Hospice in Edinburgh earlier this week. She is pictured here along with members of hospice staff.
You can learn more about the work that the hospice does from the...
Sustrans announce funding for cycling projects
New cycling routes are to be set up across Scotland following a funding announcement from Transport Scotland. Sustrans the transport charity is going to build 136 projects in an effort to get people out...
Today at Holyrood
Several of our Edinburgh MSPs were in good voice today at Holyrood.
First of all at General Questions this morning, we heard Colin Beattie SNP member of the Scottish Parliament for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, ask...
Council to be asked about saving Waverley Market
One of the questions tabled for this Thursday's council meeting relates to the property 'owned' by the council next to Waverley Station. This has been lodged by Green Party Councillor, Alison Johnstone, who represents...
Splashback! have support from Green Party Group against pool closure
The mounting debate over controversial City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) plans to close Leith Waterworld on 8 January 2012 took a fresh turn today. Splashback!, the residents’ campaign to save the Capital's only leisure...
Politics:- Ask Alison tonight on Twitter
Local Green candidate Alison Johnstone will take to Twitter this weekend in an innovative bid to give the public a chance to chat to her about her policies and priorities.
Alison, who is top of...
Lothian Greens launch campaign to get student votes
Edinburgh’s young members of the Green Party, today launched a bid to encourage students from the Capital to give their second vote to the Scottish Green Party.
Students from the Lothian Greens have promised to...
Lothian Greens launch Election Campaign 2011
Greens in Lothian have launched their local campaign for the Scottish elections with retiring MSP Robin Harper passing the baton to former athlete and Green councillor, Alison Johnstone.
Alison – a former East of Scotland...
Edinburgh Reporter chats: Alison Johnstone Green Party candidate
Although Alison Johnstone is a city councillor, we cannot speak to her actually in the City Chambers as it is forbidden at this point in the election 2011 campaign! But that means we can...
The Scottish Greens – conference in Edinburgh
The Greens are looking ahead to major gains in 2011.
That is the message from Edinburgh Green councillor, Alison Johnstone, as she opens the Scottish Green Party Annual conference at Napier University this weekend on...
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