Time to call a halt to the new youth craze for bus surfing Friday, 24 January, 2025 Be it waves, wind or more likely just the internet, most of us have been surfing, but I’ll bet not many of us would think about the local bus service as the ideal vehicle for a cruise. To work, the shops or a night out, it’s a means for getting from A to B, not a leisure pursuit or a lifestyle choice, but all that changed in 2022 when the SNP decided to splurge more taxpayers’ money on giveaways... Opinions
Let’s not waste tourist tax 23rd January 2025 Edinburgh’s tourist tax scheme will be agreed tomorrow, when councillors vote on the final proposals. The principle of visitors contributing to the cost of... Opinions
When Labour start to blame the public you know the plot is lost 19th January 2025 Before the General Election, the Labour Party made great store about how their plans “were fully costed, fully funded” and that working people would not pay any... Opinions
Less than half of emergency patients at Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary seen on time 15th January 2025 Lothian Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP Sue Webber has accused the SNP of presiding over “terrifying” A&E waiting times as over half of patients admitted... Local News
Lib Dems and Labour deserve no by-election favours 12th January 2025 I’m not sure the residents of Colinton and Fairmilehead are thrilled to be receiving yet more council election leaflets less than two months after the last by... Opinions
Health board is missing the point on Veterans First Point 5th January 2025 We all know that in recent years the effect of fighting unwinnable wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has produced hundreds, if not thousands, of veterans on whom the... Opinions
Pressure puts Labour spending plans in the spotlight 28th December 2024 Christmas, as most of us know, is meant to be the season of good will to all, of giving and receiving presents and of thinking about others less fortunate than... Opinions
Problems aplenty for Capital’s food and drink sector 21st December 2024 I’ll be far from alone in enjoying the best that Edinburgh’s hospitality sector has to offer this festive season, and it’s good for lots of reasons to get out... Opinions
Robison’s budget ignores growing problem of care sector 13th December 2024 Maybe the SNP is still in a huff about the collapse of its national care service plan, but I was far from alone in being staggered that there was no reference... Opinions
Budget leaves lots of questions unanswered 8th December 2024 The SNP budget is a stark illustration of the problems besetting Scotland and the Scottish economy, a programme of public spending bereft of genuine ambition... Opinions
