Tag: Labour
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Ricky Henderson
Ricky Henderson is standing as Labour Candidate for the Pentland Hills Ward.
Henderson has been a Councillor in Edinburgh since 1999, previously representing the Parkhead ward until being elected to the Pentland Hills ward in...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – David Walker
David Walker is standing as Labour candidate for Portobello/Craigmillar Ward.
He told The Reporter why he wants to be a councillor:-"I am a hardworking, enthusiastic professional worker with twenty years’ experience of voluntary work, community...
Westminster – Edinburgh Labour MPs accused of inaction on tax
SNP SAY EDINBURGH MPS’ CREDIBILITY IN QUESTION AFTER TAX CUT NO-SHOW
Labour’s credibility is severely in question after the party MPs abstained in a vote, forced by the SNP and Plaid Cymru, opposing Tory plans...
Scottish Labour leader to help launch Edinburgh Labour manifesto
Edinburgh's Labour Group will launch the final version of their local government manifesto tomorrow.
Johann Lamont MSP will be present at the launch of Edinburgh Labour’s 2012 Local Government Manifesto tomorrow, Tuesday 13 March 2012 at the St...
Ian Murray MP wins award for magazine
Ian Murray is Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South, Shadow Minister for Employee Relations, Postal and Consumer Affairs. He writes to tell us of the award he won recently.
"This month I have again included some...
City Officials under fire
Senior Edinburgh city officials came under fire yesterday from all sides. Plans to outsource Edinburgh’s environmental services to private firm Enterprise, appeared to be scuppered by the SNP group, a coalition partner, at the...
Labour launch consultation document ahead of council elections
Edinburgh Labour today launched its Moving Edinburgh Forward consultation document ahead of the 2012 local council elections.
The document, which was unveiled along with the group's full list of candidates for next May's poll, endorses a move...
Chisholm backs devolution max
The SNP today urged those Labour members who want to see the party back more powers for the Scottish Parliament, to support Malcolm Chisholm MSP’s call for Labour to develop a position in favour...
Kezia Dugdale MSP writes
Kezia Dugdale is the Labour MSP for Lothians. She writes"=
"My first official engagement as an MSP was to visit the Canongate Youth Project on Edinburgh’s Southside. A first class project working with young people...
Edinburgh MP appointed to the Shadow Cabinet
MP for Edinburgh North and Leith, Mark Lazarowicz, has been appointed by Labour’s new leader, Ed Miliband, to the post of Shadow Minister for International Development.
Mark said:-“I am delighted at this appointment, as...
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