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Fred Mackintosh - the local challenger
Winning for Edinburgh South
Save Our Post Offices - Meadows Festival; 7 June 2008
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Welcome to the website of Fred Mackintosh and the Liberal Democrat team in Edinburgh South. We hope you find the site useful. Please contact us with any comments or requests for more information.
Edinburgh South is represented in the Scottish Parliament by Mike Pringle MSP. The Liberal Democrat Westminster Parliamentary Spokesman for Edinburgh South is Fred Mackintosh. The constituency is the tenth most marginal constituency in Britain according to the Electoral Reform Society and a swing of just 0.5% away from Labour would see Fred elected as a Liberal Democrat MP.
The re-election of Mike Pringle as local MSP on 3rd May confirms that the Edinburgh South Westminster Constituency is a clear contest between local resident Fred Mackintosh and the sitting Labour MP.
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Thu 26th Jun 2008
The 'Save Our Post Offices' petition, run by Edinburgh South Liberal Democrats has now gathered more than 1300 signatures!
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Tue 24th Jun 2008
Ahead of a Scottish Parliament about alcohol misuse, Lib Dem Shadow Health Secretary Ross Finnie MSP has launched an online petition against the Scottish Government's proposal to raise the drinking age for off-sales to 21.
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Thu 29th May 2008
The Liberal Democrat led City Council administration has signed a contract to build the Southhouse/Burdiehouse Community Centre with new contractors. Work will start in the next few weeks. In September 2007 the first contractor pulled out of the contract and the Council has re-tendered the projected.
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Wed 7th May 2008
The Transport and Environment Committee of the Liberal Democrat led City Council has ordered an investigation into whether hybrid electric/diesel powered trams could be run on the Edinburgh South Suburban Railway in conjunction with the Edinburgh tram system.
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Thu 1st May 2008
At its meeting today Edinburgh City Council voted 43-15 to "condemn the Labour UK Government for its decision to close 2500 Post Offices" across the UK which will mean 15 closures in Edinburgh. Sadly the Labour party were the only party to vote against this and instead they voted to "note that the post office closures cannot be prevented."
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Wed 9th Apr 2008
Edinburgh South Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesperson Fred Mackintosh has hit out at a decision by leading Scottish poultry supplier to end supplies of chicken to Edinburgh independent butchers.
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Mon 7th Apr 2008
Liberal Democrats in Edinburgh South have launched a stinging attack on the Labour Government for bringing in tax changes that have increased income tax bills for thousands of local people.
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"The Tories' main challenger in the June 26 Henley by-election will be the Liberal Democrats. Labour is expected to do so badly it will lose its deposit. "
Evening Standard
www.thisislondon.co.uk - 5 June
"We're going to be running a strong campaign to win here in Henley, and I'm going to be back as often as I can and urge members from across the country to join me. "
Lord Rennard
www.henleylibdems.org.uk - 26 May
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