People living in Ochil & South Perthshire will wield 33 times more power in this General Election than those in the rest of the country, according to new analysis published this week. Continue reading Voters in Ochil & South Perthshire are 33 TIMES MORE POWERFUL than the rest of the UK
Four Prospective Parliamentary Candidates for the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency took a stroll along Leith Walk wearing spectacles that simulate sight loss conditions yesterday.
Gordon Munro (Labour and Co-operative Party), Iain McGill (Scottish Conservatives) and Heather Jane Astbury (Renew) were joined by Alan Dudley and guide-dog Gemma, with Deirdre Brock (SNP) doing the walk later with Alan Simpson.
All four candidates were aiming to gain a better idea of the everyday hazards faced by blind and partially sighted people.
Catriona Burness, campaigns manager for RNIB Scotland, said: “We know streets can’t always be free of clutter. But we can do more to make them accessible. That’s why we are urging elected MPs to help ensure that blind and partially sighted people are able to get out and about independently.
“Shared space developments, for example – which remove separations between cycleways, roads and pavements – are hazardous for blind and partially sighted pedestrians. We want MPs to act on growing concerns about these and deliver on the recommendations on accessible street design set out in Westminster’s Women and Equalities Committee Report, ‘Building for Equality: Disability and the Built Environment’.”
The SNP launched their manifesto for next month’s General Election yesterday. Introducing the manifesto, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “Welcome to the launch of the SNP manifesto for the 2019 general election. Continue reading Building A Better Scotland? SNP launch general election manifesto
Scottish Labour and Co-operative party candidate for Edinburgh North and Leith, Gordon Munro, launched his campaign at The Prentice Centre in Granton Mains Avenue yesterday.
The launch was attended by members, activists and supporters who then started out on the campaign trail, canvassing and speaking to local people about the issues that matter in this election (see below). Continue reading Labour launch North & Leith general election campaign
Continue reading General election: Greens announce Edinburgh candidates
A new poll of 13 Scottish constituencies held by the Conservative Party shows that Boris Johnson is set to lose all of them to the SNP in a General Election. Continue reading Eliminated overnight? Tories face wipeout in Scotland according to new poll
