Local issues in Edinburgh South

We're collecting local issues in Edinburgh South. Some of these have been turned into questions to put to the candidates standing at the 2010 general election in the form of a questionnaire.

Issues are no longer being turned into questions, but we still want them! A good local issue will be about a problem of local relevance, possibly suggesting how something should have been/be done.

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• Rubbish should be collected at off-peak times. report abuse
• The trams project should be expanded to cover more of the city. report abuse
• Edinburgh schools should close rather than suffer cuts. (source) report abuse
• There should be stricter enforcement of traffic laws. report abuse
• There should be more funding for parenting support programmes. report abuse
• There is a dearth of affordable housing for families. report abuse
• There should be more disincentives for commuting by car. report abuse
• Spending on the trams should be capped at the agreed current budget. report abuse
• The Sick kids hospital should stay in Sciennes report abuse
• There should be recycling of all recyclable materials available for all residents. report abuse
• There should be more incentives to use public transport. report abuse
• The way local government deals with problems should be more transparent to the public by being published online. report abuse
• There should be more pedestrianized areas in the centre of Edinburgh. report abuse
• Training and apprenticeships should be more encouraged for the unemployed. report abuse
• Universities favouring overseas students for financial reasons will have an adverse effect on local communities. report abuse
• There should be more police on the streets on Friday and Saturday evenings. report abuse
• More smaller schools would fit the needs of the local community better. report abuse
• The lending constraints from the U.K. government should be eased to allow the building of a new Forth Road Bridge with less impact on the Scottish Government's budget. report abuse
• There should be more investment in keeping road surfaces in good condition. report abuse
• The Fife to Edinburgh hovercraft link should be a permanent service. report abuse
• Should be more cycle paths in Edinburgh. report abuse
• It is crucial to Scotland's economy that a new Forth Road Bridge is built. report abuse
• Less money should be spent on adjusting traffic flow regulations and more on basic road maintenance. report abuse
• Local taxi cooperatives should be supported by local government, and protected from corruption. report abuse
• There should be more funding for activities for teenagers. report abuse
• Using school buildings for other local community activities (e.g. adult training schemes) is important. report abuse
• The comunity should be able to find out why, where and when roadworks will occur. report abuse
• Local government should support more diverse local industry, not just the banks. report abuse
• Local government should encourage smaller businesses, such as grocers, by limiting leases for large supermarkets. report abuse
• There should be more incentives for car-pooling / alternating road use days / using public transport. report abuse
• More public money should be spent on visible police presence to tackle violence on the streets. report abuse
• It is important to fund police (and others) to tackle the root causes of violence. report abuse
• Jobs should be created for more frequent and better recycling facilities. report abuse
• Encouraging the unemployed to volunteer is beneficial to the local community and should deserve full dole benefits. report abuse
• There should be incentives for keeping old cars running for environmental reasons. report abuse

Local questions for candidate questionnaire

These are the questions that have been made out of the local issues Demoracy Club volunteers have posted. They'll make up the 'local' section of a questionnaire that TheyWorkForYou is developing in conjunction with Demoracy Club. Below the question is the local issue it's derived from.

Do you agree that ... ?

• The Sick Childrens hospital should stay in Sciennes.
  Based on issue: The Sick kids hospital should stay in Sciennes
• Public money should be spent on more cycle paths in Edinburgh.
  Based on issue: Should be more cycle paths in Edinburgh.
• Public money should be spent to ensure that the Fife to Edinburgh hovercraft link comes a permanent service.
  Based on issue: The Fife to Edinburgh hovercraft link should be a permanent service.
• Less money should be spent on adjusting traffic flow regulations and more on basic road maintenance.
  Based on issue: Less money should be spent on adjusting traffic flow regulations and more on basic road maintenance.
• Some Edinburgh schools should close rather than all having to suffer cuts. (source)
  Based on issue: Edinburgh schools should close rather than suffer cuts. (source)
• The way local government deals with problems should be more transparent to the public by being published online.
  Based on issue: The way local government deals with problems should be more transparent to the public by being published online.
• Local government should encourage smaller businesses, such as grocers, by limiting leases for large supermarkets.
  Based on issue: Local government should encourage smaller businesses, such as grocers, by limiting leases for large supermarkets.
• Extra public money should be spent to make the trams project cover more of the city.
  Based on issue: The trams project should be expanded to cover more of the city.
• Public money should be spent on building a new Forth Road Bridge.
  Based on issue: It is crucial to Scotland's economy that a new Forth Road Bridge is built.
• Extra public money should be spent providing affordable housing in the constituency.
  Based on issue: There is a dearth of affordable housing for families.
• Public money should be spent to ensure that there are recycling facilities for all recyclable materials for all residents.
  Based on issue: There should be recycling of all recyclable materials available for all residents.
• More smaller schools would fit the needs of the local community better.
  Based on issue: More smaller schools would fit the needs of the local community better.
• There should be incentives for keeping old cars running for environmental reasons.
  Based on issue: There should be incentives for keeping old cars running for environmental reasons.
• There should be more funding for parenting support programmes.
  Based on issue: There should be more funding for parenting support programmes.
• Extra public money should be spent on activities for teenagers.
  Based on issue: There should be more funding for activities for teenagers.
• There should be more police on the streets on Friday and Saturday evenings.
  Based on issue: There should be more police on the streets on Friday and Saturday evenings.
• The lending constraints from the U.K. government should be eased to allow the building of a new Forth Road Bridge with less impact on the Scottish Government's budget.
  Based on issue: The lending constraints from the U.K. government should be eased to allow the building of a new Forth Road Bridge with less impact on the Scottish Government's budget.
• There should be more incentives for car-pooling / alternating road use days / using public transport.
  Based on issue: There should be more incentives for car-pooling / alternating road use days / using public transport.
• More public money should be spent on visible police presence to tackle violence on the streets.
  Based on issue: More public money should be spent on visible police presence to tackle violence on the streets.
• There should be more disincentives for commuting by car.
  Based on issue: There should be more disincentives for commuting by car.
• It is important to fund police (and others) to tackle the root causes of violence.
  Based on issue: It is important to fund police (and others) to tackle the root causes of violence.
• Universities favouring overseas students for financial reasons will have an adverse effect on local communities.
  Based on issue: Universities favouring overseas students for financial reasons will have an adverse effect on local communities.
• There should be more pedestrianized areas in the centre of Edinburgh.
  Based on issue: There should be more pedestrianized areas in the centre of Edinburgh.
• Extra public money should be spent on training and apprenticeships for the unemployed.
  Based on issue: Training and apprenticeships should be more encouraged for the unemployed.
• There should be more investment in keeping road surfaces in good condition.
  Based on issue: There should be more investment in keeping road surfaces in good condition.
• Rubbish should be collected at off-peak times.
  Based on issue: Rubbish should be collected at off-peak times.
• Jobs should be created by having more frequent and better recycling facilities.
  Based on issue: Jobs should be created for more frequent and better recycling facilities.
• There should be stricter enforcement of traffic laws.
  Based on issue: There should be stricter enforcement of traffic laws.
• Local taxi cooperatives should be supported by local government.
  Based on issue: Local taxi cooperatives should be supported by local government, and protected from corruption.