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@EdinburghGreens Councillor for Portobello/Craigmillar (she/her) Co-Convener of the Green Councillor Group for Edinburgh
Oct 11, 2023 15 tweets 3 min read
Nobody needs another opinion on what is happening in Palestine right now, but the past few days the quote "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor" has been ringing in my ears, and my heart is heavy with grief. Hamas’ actions constitute a war crime & I utterly condemn them. Israel are also guilty of multiple, repeated breaches of international law & human rights, & operate an apartheid state. The Israeli Government’s oppression of Palestinian people is brutal, dehumanising & persistent.
May 25, 2023 40 tweets 12 min read
This week it was Policy & Sustainability Committee at @Edinburgh_CC which is good news for fans of monitoring and evaluation, workers' rights, and long twitter threads 🙃

We started the day with deputations, both of which related to motions coming up later in the day. First up, we heard from @StreetAssistEdi about the important work they do to support people and reduce vulnerability at night in Edinburgh. They spoke about how the city could benefit from a Night Time Economy Coordinator - a key pledge from the @EdinburghGreens manifesto.
Mar 30, 2023 21 tweets 4 min read
Today, a joint @EdinburghGreens & @EdinburghSNP amendment on Fees & Charges PASSED🥳 freezing:
🍃Garden Aid
🪦 Burial charges
🧓Day care charges for older and disabled people
📳Emergency alarms and Telecare
📚Some library fines
And allocating 100k for a community cultural fund This happened at a special Finance & Resources Committee Meeting today where we've been discussing and agreeing the fees that @Edinburgh_CC charges for everything from parking through to picture licensing.
Papers and webcast available here: and🧵below 👇democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/ieListDocument…
Mar 21, 2023 19 tweets 4 min read
Lots of #GreenWins today at Policy & Sustainability Committee today including on:
✈️ international travel emissions
🏳️‍🌈 signing up to Stonewall
❌️ ending sexual harassment
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Gaelic language
☀️ Extreme heat resilience
💰 Budget
🌱 Community Climate Fund
🎬 saving Filmhouse

🧵 🏳️‍🌈 First up, @Alex4Craig_Dudd was pleased to propose a motion on behalf of @EdinburghGreens @EdinburghSNP and @EdinburghLibDem agreeing to sign up to the @StonewallScot Diversity Champions Programme.
This was a really important move to support LGBT+ rights of our workers.
Mar 12, 2023 14 tweets 4 min read
I’m deeply concerned about an event that is happening in Portobello Library on Tuesday. More detailed thoughts in the thread below, but here is the information about the counter demo for anyone who feels able to go along: lighthousebookshop.com/posts/trans-so… 🧵
Despite protestations that this is simply a group of concerned parents seeking an open discussion, I think it is clear that this event will spread misinformation about inclusive education and hatred towards trans young people.
Jan 17, 2023 21 tweets 5 min read
Today was a mammoth Policy & Sustainability Committee packed with lots of Green wins & interesting discussion.

You can watch it back on the webcast edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/portal/we… or here's a wee thread about what went down 🧵👇 x.com/AlysGreens/sta… P&S deals with overarching objectives of the council, scrutiny of services, big things like climate change & equality, & economic strategy. Group leaders (Co-Conveners for us) usually sit on it and it's chaired by Council Leader, so it's a bit like Full Council without the bling.
Nov 10, 2022 25 tweets 5 min read
Today was Finance and Resources Committee at @Edinburgh_CC. 41 items on the agenda and almost 700 pages of reports to get through, so as you might imagine it was a long one! @Alex4Craig_Dudd and I are your green reps on the Committee, and here's a brief 🧵 about what went down: 💰F&R is the 'money committee', and lots of papers related to the precarious situation of council finances. The budget is decided annually in February, but Officers are already doing lots of work to identify how we can meet the rising costs and shrinking budgets.
Sep 22, 2022 12 tweets 3 min read
Today I brought an emergency motion to @Edinburgh_CC calling for a report into the costs incurred by the city as a result of Operation Unicorn, and any future costs of royal visits to Edinburgh.

Really disappointed that the @LordProvostEdin ruled it won't be heard today. People are rightly asking questions about why public funds - the extent of which we don't even know - were being used on ceremony, council officer time, and heavy-handed policing when the people of Edinburgh are facing an extreme cost of living crisis.

The full text of motion:
Mar 27, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
While canvassing today I met a woman originally from Poland who said she didn't vote any more. Since the Brexit vote she has experienced a huge increase in racist abuse and harassment, and has no faith in politicians to do anything to make a difference. 1/6 She apologised for being angry, and I told her she had every right to be. Racist politicians and policies in Scotland, the UK and internationally have given license to people to voice previously unacceptable views about migrants and refugees. 2/6