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It is Labour or Lib Dem in Edinburgh South
Fred Mackintosh - your hardworking local candidate
Fred Mackintosh is the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Edinburgh South. He is just 405 votes away from being elected as Edinburgh South's next MP.
Fred Mackintosh:-
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1. Works closely with Edinburgh South MSP Mike Pringle.
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2. Lives in the constituency with his wife Angela and their three children.
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3. Has a record of working hard for the people of south Edinburgh dating back to the mid 1990s.
If you want to contact Fred and the team please us the contact link below. They will be happy to help on any local issue.
Contact Fred Mackintosh and the Lib Dem Team.
Just 405 votes separate Labour and the Liberal Democrats in Edinburgh South. Even sources in the local Labour party accept that the Lib Dems are now in 'pole position' in Edinburgh South.
In January top tory Blogger Iain Dale predicted that the Liberal Democrats will win Edinburgh South at the General Election.
The most recent opinion poll in the constituency is predicting a Liberal Democrat win here at the next General Election.
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Fri 5th Feb 2010
Councillors in the Lib Dem/SNP Administration in Edinburgh have signalled that they plan to keep reductions to devolved school budgets to 1% in the coming year despite unprecedented financial challenges. In November last year the Director of Children and Families proposed that £5 million (2.5%) would need to be saved because of severe financial pressures affecting the authority. There was widespread concern amongst parents that such a cut could cause real problems in schools.
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Thu 4th Feb 2010
City Councillors have approved plans to repair the roof of the Warrender Swim Centre. The pool at the historic Warrender Baths has been closed for months following the sudden fall of a pane of glass from the Victorian roof.
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Thu 4th Feb 2010
Commenting on the final vote on the Budget Mike Pringle, MSP for Edinburgh South said:
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Wed 3rd Feb 2010
Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Edinburgh South, Fred Mackintosh, today signed a pledge to Edinburgh students ahead of the forthcoming general election that he will vote against any increase in tuition fees in England in the next parliament.
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Tue 2nd Feb 2010
The Liberal Democrat MSPs were out and about in Morningside calling on local people with Westminster candidate Fred Mackintosh on Tuesday evening.
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Mon 1st Feb 2010
There was as special event at the Scottish Parliament last week as Lord David Steel and the new Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Northern Europe Thubten Sandup visited the Cross Party Group on Tibet.
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Mon 1st Feb 2010
Commenting on the news that Labour MP Nigel Griffiths is to stand down at the election after 23 years in the House of Commons Edinburgh South Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesman Fred Mackintosh said, "Although Nigel has obviously been a long standing and hard working MP the reality is that Edinburgh has been badly let down by Labour.
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