Politics

In death as in life, the homeless are invisible

Why the high death rate among the city's homeless likely underestimates the scale of the problem

Apr 7 • David Forsyth

The missing link in Edinburgh's rail revolution

Plus: Your cultural highlights for the week ahead

Apr 2

Social care faces further damaging cuts in the Capital

But disastrous slashing of services provided by Third Sector will not be repeated

Mar 26 • Edinburgh Inquirer

Tackling homelessness isn't hopeless - but it will cost £100m in the Capital

Charity leader Ewan Aitken is stepping down with a challenge to the city to get serious about preventing homelessness

Mar 19 • David Forsyth

The ‘positive' case for an Old Town safe drug consumption room

Social care chief believes opening UK's second such facility 'will benefit the people of Edinburgh'

Mar 17 • Sarah McArthur

Will the 'mansion tax' simply take more money out of Edinburgh?

Plus: Your cultural highlights for the week ahead

Mar 12 • Edinburgh Inquirer

How Elon Musk spread misinformation about an Edinburgh stabbing

Plus: Holyrood candidate quits; and your cultural highlights for the week ahead

Mar 5 • Edinburgh Inquirer

The city’s biggest grassroots football club versus a council depot

The fight to secure a permanent home for one of the Capital’s sporting success stories

Feb 28

Why David Murray waited 10 years to build in west Edinburgh

The family business dynasty on "patient" developing, investors heading to Manchester and a 6-year wait for planning permission

Feb 26

City sports campus plans in serious trouble as trusted advisor quits

Exclusive: Resignation is "massive blow" to hopes Edinburgh developer AMA will finally deliver facilities promised 22 years ago

Feb 17 • Jolene Campbell

At-risk 'heritage icons' overlooked in city's £100m Visitor Levy plans

Last-minute plea to save Tron Kirk, Leith Custom House and Portobello pottery kilns

Feb 12 • Edinburgh Inquirer

'Our savings are vanishing': Families of children fighting for their lives need quicker financial help

Edinburgh and Lothian families are calling for the reform of a well-intended Government fund that is "failing the families that need it most"

Feb 11 • David Forsyth

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