http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: spokes holyrood hustings - Recent Posts en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:37:44 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20548#post-349642 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:51:28 +0000 Frenchy 349642@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not yet. Took a couple of days for the public meeting video to appear online, so expect this is similar. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20548#post-349641 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:45:05 +0000 toomanybikes 349641@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is the video of this online anywhere yet? would be keen to watch it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20548#post-349619 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:54:03 +0000 gembo 349619@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@acsimpson that is very accurate </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20548#post-349618 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:51:53 +0000 acsimpson 349618@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That also means she can't be trusted to actually mean what she says. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20548#post-349616 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:15:03 +0000 gembo 349616@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Susan Veber can easily change their mind if there is money or votes in it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20548#post-349615 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:13:25 +0000 acsimpson 349615@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I assume he was meaning they singular rather than plural. Or is Susan Webber going to be made to vote for 10%? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20548#post-349614 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:06:53 +0000 Frenchy 349614@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That struck me too - thanks for confirming that I wasn't imagining it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20548#post-349613 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:58:22 +0000 CycleAlex 349613@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The conservative spokesperson just said they would support AT getting 10% of the transport budget. Don't think I've ever heard them back that before?</p> <p>The local Cllrs usually say they would scrap it under the guise of fixing potholes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20548#post-349612 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:28:56 +0000 Frenchy 349612@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just starting the now. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20548#post-349568 Tue, 13 Apr 2021 20:06:13 +0000 Rosie 349568@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Update about candidates attending:-</p> <p>Con – Damian Timson [Almond Valley &amp; Lothians List candidate, Conservative group leader on West Lothian Council]<br /> Green – Chas Booth [Lothians List candidate, councillor, Spokes member]<br /> Lab – Sarah Boyack [Lothians List candidate, former MSP, Spokes member]<br /> LibDem – Jill Reilly [Edinburgh Eastern &amp; Lothians List candidate]<br /> SNP – Ash Denham [Edinburgh Eastern &amp; Lothians List candidate, previous MSP]<br /> QA chair – Dr Caroline Brown of The Urban Institute, Heriot-Watt University </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20548#post-349163 Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:01:06 +0000 Rosie 349163@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>SPOKES ELECTION HUSTINGS #HOLYROOD2021</p> <p>Spokes is holding an online election hustings, on Thursday 15 April, 7.30pm, for the Edinburgh and Lothians area of the Scottish Parliament election, to discuss transport issues with particular emphasis on cycling.</p> <p>We have invited the 5 main parties currently represented at Holyrood to send a speaker, who should be a candidate for an Edinburgh/Lothians seat or for the Lothians List. Speakers so far are…</p> <p>Con – awaited<br /> Green – awaited<br /> Lab – Sarah Boyack MSP [candidate for Lothians List, Spokes member]<br /> LibDem – Jill Reilly [candidate for Edinburgh Eastern and Lothians List]<br /> SNP – Ash Denham MSP [candidate for Edinburgh Eastern and Lothians List]<br /> QA chair – awaited</p> <p>Each candidate will have up to 5 minutes to set out their party’s position on transport, with particular reference to cycling. The meeting will then open for Q&amp;A, for the remaining hour. At the end, the speakers will be asked to briefly sum up what they have learned from the meeting.</p> <p>Questions can be submitted in advance or at the meeting (see below).</p> <p>Due to the expected large attendance we will use the same GoToWebinar system as at our recent #SpacesForPeople public meeting, courtesy of Cycling UK In Scotland, with the audience automatically muted.</p> <p>Although Spokes is concentrating on our local area, Edinburgh and Lothian, there is plenty all-Scotland election info from WalkWheelCycleVote and Cycling UK Scotland – see ‘More Election Info’ below.</p> <p>WHAT YOU CAN DO<br /> Register now for the meeting by clicking <a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4353123079035822859?source=spokes" rel="nofollow">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4353123079035822859?source=spokes</a>. Attendance is free, so disregard the sentence about credit cards<br /> To submit a question in advance, email spokes @ spokes.org.uk with the subject line hustings question. Questions can also be submitted during the meeting using the “Questions” option in GoToWebinar (you will only see the question you have submitted)<br /> Help publicise the meeting by retweeting our tweet, liking our facebook post (due soon) and passing on the link for this article to friends and relations.<br /> Speak to candidates about the issues that concern you</p> <p>DETAILED PROGRAMME<br /> 7.30 Welcome and how the webinar works – Martin McDonnell<br /> 7.35 Introduction – Dave duFeu<br /> 7.40 Candidate 5-minute presentations<br /> 8.05 Spokes Announcements<br /> 8.10 Q&amp;A<br /> 9.00 Candidates “what I have learned from the meeting”<br /> 9.10 Summing up and close – Chair &amp; Martin<br /> <a href="http://www.spokes.org.uk/2021/04/spokes-hustings-holyrood2021/" rel="nofollow">http://www.spokes.org.uk/2021/04/spokes-hustings-holyrood2021/</a> </p>