Ashley Graczyk, independent councillor for the Sighthill/Gorgie ward in Edinburgh who left the Scottish Conservatives a few months ago, has revealed on Twitter her journey from No to Yes, saying the UK Government’s treatment of disabled people and her growing belief in self-governance had led to her changing view. CommonSpace re-publishes her statement in full below

Plans to prioritise walking and cycling could put Edinburgh “amongst the greatest cities in Europe,” say Friends of the Earth Scotland

PROPOSALS under consideration to radically transform the transport system of Edinburgh have been welcomed by environmentalists and the Scottish Greens.

As the Fair Fringe campaign releases a damning report on the working conditions of Edinburgh festival employees, a source within a major Fringe venue reveals to CommonSpace that management are instructed not to reveal their workers are underpaid

New research by Totally Money shows Edinburgh is one of the best places in the UK at the moment to be a buy-to-let landlord

FIRST MINISTER Nicola Sturgeon faced questions about what she would do about rent rises in Edinburgh at First Minister’s Questions today [21 June], as an SNP MSP highlighted new data showing Edinburgh is one of the best places in the UK to be a buy-to-let landlord.

As trade unions and campaigners prepare for displays of remembrance, Living Rent say that communities like Grenfell “must never again be sacrificed to the interests of profiteers.”

VIGILS for the victims of the Grenfell disaster have been announced to coincide with both the one year anniversary of the event and a solidarity march taking place in London.

In Edinburgh today [14 June], a commemorative event organised by the Edinburgh Trade Union Council will begin on the foot of the Mound at 6pm, beginning with a 30-minute silent vigil.

The Edinburgh festival is back! Not that one – the other one. CommonSpace film critic Scott Wilson takes a look, and picks out his highlights.

NOW IN ITS 72ND YEAR, the Edinburgh Film Festival is poised to return to the capital. With 121 new features, 21 of which are world premiere, there’s only one place to be in June if you’re a film fan.

Anti-racism campaigners rally in Edinburgh in support of stabbing victim Shabaz Ali

HUNDREDS of supporters and anti-racist campaigners appeared in an Edinburgh demonstration of solidarity with Shabaz Ali, the Syrian victim of a racially-motivated attack in the city’s capital last week.

Council budgets for Edinburgh and Glasgow set to be decided next week

THE SCOTTISH GREENS have set out their priorities for two of Scotland’s major city council budgets ahead of their finalisation next week.

Common Weal head of policy Ben Wray charts how mothers - often the hardest hit by the benefit cap - in Edinburgh are organising against the injustices in the housing system

AS winter comes in, and the nights get cold and icy, the spectre of homelessness for people all over Scotland becomes that little bit more frightening. This winter is set to be bad. A combination of cuts, increased cost of living and an acute housing crisis is taking its toll, forcing people into destitution.