December and January were marked by uncertainty generated by the pandemic.
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Highlights from the Edinburgh Green group of councillors: policy, committee and ward news
Mary Campbell In Education, Mary Campbell ensured that future grant processes would be done as a co-production, as the current process created some issues by not having service providers and service users involved from the beginning. June also saw the result of Mary’s ‘blue belt’ motion, with a report coming to Transport and Environment Committee…
Policy and ward work highlights from the Edinburgh Green councillors.
Policy and ward work highlights from the Edinburgh Green councillors
Recent policy and ward news from our Green councillors
Recent policy and ward news from our Green councillors
Policy Work Claire Miller sits on the cross-party working group on Brexit, and during December while the withdrawal agreement was becoming increasingly uncertain, she raised questions and got agreement for more intense work to prepare Edinburgh for a No Deal scenario, and began to form partnerships to continue attracting and welcoming European people into Edinburgh.…
Policy Highlights Chas Booth, Green spokesperson on planning, has been working to ensure the replacement for the local development plan, which will be called the City Plan 2030, puts tackling climate change at its core. In transport committee, he has been pushing the council to take a more robust approach to parking enforcement, and to…
Policy Work On Environment committee, Steve Burgess got the issue of only 39% recycling in council buildings referred to a working group and also won agreement from council leaders to look into more radical action to provide allotments and growing spaces for over 2,700 residents on the waiting list. Melanie Main joined the Alcohol and…