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Lib Dem group leader Kevin Lang and the party's candidate Fiona Bennett after the Corstorphine/Murrayfield byelection result was announced

We need to talk about Kevin (and the Lib Dems) – Adam McVey Adam McVey

New developments are expanding Edinburgh westwards towards the airport

Emerging business district at Haymarket is exactly what city needs John McLellan

Andrew Kerr is chief executive of Edinburgh Council (Picture: Greg Macvean)

After another bad report about council, it's time for change at the top John McLellan

SNP leadership candidates Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes, right, and Ash Regan (Picture: Jane Barlow/pool/Getty Images)

Left-wing nationalists may defect to Greens if SNP lurches to right – Kevin Lang Kevin Lang

Edinburgh Council included sites that it couldn't guarantee were available for development to show how it would meet its housing targets (Picture: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)

Council clowns little short of dishonest over housing plans – John McLellan John McLellan

Lib Dem group leader Kevin Lang and the party's candidate Fiona Bennett after the Corstorphine/Murrayfield byelection result was announced

Lib Dems' failure to challenge lame-duck Labour shows politics can be dirty game John McLellan

A test tram makes its way along Elm Row at walking pace

Traffic and Travel I was against original tram plan, but extension is good news – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

An artist's impression of how the refurbished King's Theatre will look (Picture: Bennetts Associates)

Council is pressing ahead with priorities like social housing – Cammy Day Cammy Day

Edinburgh needs more affordable housing (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

SNP should spend £1.3 billion for 'National Care Service' on affordable housing John McLellan

Once members of a coalition, Labour's Cammy Day ousted the SNP's Adam McVey as Edinburgh City Council leader

Edinburgh Council budget row is just a storm in a teacup – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

The Edinburgh Council leader, Labour's Cammy Day, ended up backing the Liberal Democrats' budget proposals (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Cammy Day needs to read the writing on the wall – Ross McKenzie Ross McKenzie

No need to send in the clowns to Edinburgh Council. They're already there (Picture: Chris Ison/PA)

Edinburgh now has a clown for a council leader – John McLellan John McLellan

Edinburgh council leader Cammy Day appears safe from calls for him to resign by the SNP (Picture: Dan Barker)

Despite budget defeat, only Labour rebels pose real threat to council leader Steve Cardownie

Edinburgh Council has been thrown into chaos after the ruling Labour administration was forced to agree to the Liberal Democrats' budget

Corbyn-style chaos is not what hard-pressed Edinburgh Council needs Susan Dalgety

Councillor Ross McKenzie quit the Labour party last week

Why Labour doesn't deserve to run Edinburgh Council – Ross McKenzie Ross McKenzie

The debate over Edinburgh Council's budget saw plenty of stunts, political theatre and faux outrage (Picture: Neil Hanna)

Politics Despite student politics over council budget, the grown-ups eventually prevailed Iain Whyte

Sunset over Taipei, Taiwan (Picture: Daniel Shih/AFP via Getty Images)

Why council leader should be jetting off to Taiwan – Susan Dalgety Susan Dalgety

The King's Theatre needs a multi-million-pound refurbishment

SNP opposition budget will propose a progressive alternative – Adam McVey Adam McVey

One of the most recent examples of an Edinburgh landmark that has found an exciting new use, the former Frasers department store at the West End was transformed into a world-class whisky tourism hub by Johnnie Walker.

Princes Street is getting the attention it needs - Kevin Buckle Kevin Buckle

Sue Webber is a Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothians

Next SNP leader needs to get eye back on the ball - Sue Webber Sue Webber

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton (Picture: Tom Eden/PA Wire)

Murrayfield voters may wish to consider Lib Dems' position on Gender Bill John McLellan

The next phase of Edinburgh's trams, a line from Granton to the Infirmary, will open by 2035, says transport convener Scott Arthur.  Picture: Andy OBrien.

Readers' letters: Tram network has gone far enough By The Newsroom

A planned ban on strip clubs in Edinburgh was overturned by the courts (Picture: Tony Marsh)

Court defeats over strippers and scrap metal don’t inspire confidence in council John McLellan

CDs remain popular with Avalanche customers

Active travel is less important than Princes Street - Kevin Buckle Kevin Buckle

The King's Theatre needs a multi-million-pound refurbishment

King's Theatre needs refurbishment. But in SNP land, nothing is ever their fault John McLellan

LGBT+ History Month is a reminder of the need for tolerance, understanding and respect (Picture: David Silverman/Getty Images)

Council's £76m budget gap still needs work, but we hope to find way forward Cammy Day

Education Scotland said the teaching on offer at the Howdenhall children’s home was unsatisfactory (Picture: Emma Cook)

Council's guardianship of vulnerable children is a disgrace – Susan Dalgety Susan Dalgety

Teachers often work outside school hours to prepare lessons (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Council's plans fail to prioritise education, but councillors can change that Alison Dickie

Potholes are a menace to cyclists as well as motorists

Council is full of big plans for transport but the potholes keep getting worse John McLellan

Sexual entertainment degrades all women and girls (Picture: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Politics Council's change of heart over strip club ban is deeply worrying – Susan Dalgety Susan Dalgety

Transport convener Scott Arthur has big plans for Edinburgh

City’s big transport plans suggest Arthur is in the right job – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

Giving up meat is easier than you might think, but cheese is a different matter for Susan Dalgety (Picture: Kirsty O'Connor/PA)

Edinburgh’s Plant Based Treaty will never make me give up cheese – Susan Dalgety Susan Dalgety

Many pensioners are not claiming benefits to which they are entitled (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)

Council should be doing more to ensure people get benefits they are due Dan Heap

Elaine Miller, a physiotherapist with a sideline in comedy, is standing as an independent in the Corstorphine/Murrayfield council by-election

Women's rights campaigner is right by-election choice for the independent-minded Susan Dalgety

The MOD homes on the Dreghorn Estate will be purchased by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Council Council to buy 23 empty homes from MoD Donald Turvill, LDR

Alan Cumming plays Robert Burns in dance-theatre show Burn at the King's Theatre during Edinburgh International Festival (Picture: Jane Blarlow/PA Wire)

Council's incompetence may have sealed fate of King's Theatre – John McLellan John McLellan

Cammy Day, City of Edinburgh Council leader. Photo by Lisa Ferguson.

No plans to axe teachers Donald Turvill, LDR

Many householders face having to increase their energy efficiency rating of their homes (Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

SNP/Green plans could render thousands of homes unsellable in just two years John McLellan

Applicant Jamie Hancox sought permission to demolish an existing extension to his property at Avenue Villas, just off Crewe Road South, to make way for a new, bigger extension and basement providing space for a study and plant room.

Resident's three-year battle extension fails over tree impact Donald Turvill, LDR

The cost-of-living crisis has been driven by the high price of energy (Picture: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Council needs to be bolder over climate and cost-of-living crises – Adam McVey Adam McVey

Torrential rain made Kevin Buckle's journey home difficult

Kevin Buckle Kevin Buckle

The holiday flats will be created in a former language school in Albyn Place at the west end of Queen Street.  Picture: Google Streetview.

Plans for Airbnb-style holiday flats given go-ahead Donald Turvill

Councillor Ross McKenzie's views of private housebuilders help no one

Housing crisis won't be solved by councillors who view housebuilders as 'spivs' John McLellan

A bandstand without a band makes a sorry sight (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Ross Bandstand should be for the many, not just a few – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

Kevin Lang is the leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Edinburgh Council

Mutiny in the SNP ranks at City Chambers - Kevin Lang Kevin Lang

Parking fines - your views online By The Newsroom

Edinburgh campaigners and Councillor Susan Rae form a human shield at the Leith Walk to London Road junction

Council traffic restrictions must be obeyed even if they're unbelievably stupid John McLellan

Edinburgh campaigners and Councillor Susan Rae form a human shield at the Leith Walk to London Road junction

Don't blame confused drivers for Leith Walk chaos, blame the council Hayley Matthews

An Edinburgh Council by-election is to be held after former Lord Provost Frank Ross's resignation (Picture: Scott Louden)

SNP-Green cabal so incensed by corporate greed they seem to want to ruin economy John McLellan

Ukraine's entry Kalush Orchestra in the Eurovision song contest won this year's event (Picture: Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)

SNP right to call for scrutiny of failed Eurovision bid – John McLellan John McLellan

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