Labour Group

At the moment Labour heads a coalition administration in the City Chambers despite only having nine councillors in its group

Labour prospects look slim - Steve Cardownie

Edinburgh City Chambers, where the alleged rule-breaking party took place last Thursday night. Photo by Getty.

'Rule-breaking' Labour event at City Chambers

Councillor Cammy Day (Labour) has pledged to work in collaboration with other parties after becoming Leader of Edinburgh City Council following last month's local elections. PIC: Scott Louden.

All councillors need to knuckle down and find a way of working together

Councillor Adam McVey, Leader of City of Edinburgh Council, has been criticised for claiming that Tory councillors' treatment of Edinburgh's £175,000-a-year chief executive
Andrew Kerr is verging on bullying. PIC: Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament

Row over 5pm meeting lets down our vulnerable young people - again

Key safes are often a sign of short-term rentals, such as those booked through Airbnb (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

SNP has caved in to industry over controls on holiday lets – Cammy Day

Cammy Day is the deputy leader of Edinburgh City Council (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Day should think twice before criticising other councillors – Steve Cardownie

Temporary road changes, including
segregated cycle lanes, have been introduced in Edinburgh under the Spaces for People project

Council needs to listen to public –Steve Cardownie

Cllr Derek Howie with his guide dog Gucci

Blind councillor quits SNP with parting shot at party's 'anti-disability culture...

The workplace parking levy is intended to tackle congestion. Picture: Scott Louden

Labour in trouble over workplace parking levy U-turn – Steve Cardownie

Edinburgh council's Labour group leader Cammy Day says the workplace parking levy is about creating a 'more sustainable Edinburgh' (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Labour set for embarrassment over workplace parking levy – Steve Cardownie

Adam McVey has described the impact of trams on the citys finances as a fake dividend

Edinburgh Council’s pot calls the Brexit kettle black – John McLellan

Council leader Adam McVey has nailed his colours to the mast on the issue of the tram extension to Newhaven. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Steve Cardownie: Coalition looks to be on right track '“ don't let bins derail i...

Cammy Day took to the pages of the Evening News to justify staying in coalition with the SNP. Picture: Ian Georgeson

John McLellan: The hills are alive with the sound of grumbling

Councillor Gordon Munro is critical of the council's stance on spending cuts. Picture: Neil Hanna

Steve Cardownie: Snipers should train sights on opposition

All smiles: But Cammy Day and Adam McVey may struggle to contain outbreak of coalition infighting (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Steve Cardownie: Labour-SNP coalition on brink of open warfare

SNP Group leader Adam McVey and his Labour counterpart Cammy Day shake on the coalition deal. Picture: Greg Macvean

Steve Cardownie: Council coalition at risk if Labour start playing politics
As the council coalition administration embarks upon another budget consultation exercise, there are some within the Labour Group who will no doubt redouble their efforts to abandon their SNP partners as they will not want to be associated with the difficult and unpopular decisions that will have to be made.
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Edinburgh folk singer Bill Barclay in 1970. Picture: Alex Brown

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