It's Labour or Lib Dem Kevin Lang in Edinburgh North & Leith

With a General Election now only months away, local Liberal Democrat Kevin Lang has stepped up his campaign to become our new local MP here in Edinburgh North & Leith.

Living locally with his family, Kevin understands local problems because he has to deal with them too. He will be a real local champion for our area in parliament and someone who will really stand up and speak out for Edinburgh North & Leith.

The Liberal Democrats came a close second to Labour in Edinburgh North & Leith at the last General Election. Political pundits and bookmakers are expecting an even closer result between the two parties locally this time round.

The Conservatives and SNP have already given up on winning locally. The Tories have come third of fourth in every parliamentary election here for the last 20 years and the SNP candidate has admitted Edinburgh North & Leith is not an obvious target.

Only a vote for Kevin Lang and the Liberal Democrats is a vote to bring about real change here in Edinburgh North & Leith. Your vote could be the one that makes the difference.

Helping people through the recession.

Real action to cut crime.

Fighting to save our post offices.

A fair deal for pensioners.

If you want to help the campaign to elect Kevin our new local MP, email info@northandleithlibdems.org.uk

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City Schools Budget to increase by 2.6% 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.
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Good news as Leith earmarked for green jobs boost Thu 4th Feb 2010 Local Liberal Democrats have welcomed a new report that identifies Leith as the top location in Scotland for a new wind turbine manufacturing facility.
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'No room for complacency on unemployment' - Kevin Lang Fri 22nd Jan 2010 Local Liberal Democrats have welcomed new figures showing a slight fall in unemployment in Edinburgh North & Leith but have warned against complacency, particularly over the numbers of young people out of work.
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Lib Dem candidate promises "I'll vote against any increase in student fees" Fri 15th Jan 2010 Kevin Lang, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Edinburgh North & Leith today backed a campaign by the Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) by signing a pledge to vote against any increase in student tuition fees in England if he is elected a Member of Parliament in the upcoming election.
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Up to 2,000 local pensioners missing out on Cold Weather Payments Tue 12th Jan 2010 New figures published by the Liberal Democrats have shown that up to 2,000 pensioners in Edinburgh North & Leith are missing out on cold weather payments due to them by the UK Government.
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Kevin Lang puts fairness at the heart of the Liberal Democrat campaign to win Edinburgh North & Leith Mon 11th Jan 2010 The Liberal Democrats have announced they will fight the General Election on four key principles, designed to make Britain a fairer place.
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Top Tory predicts Lib Dem Gain from Labour in Edinburgh North & Leith Sat 9th Jan 2010 The invisible Conservative in Edinburgh North & Leith was delivered another blow today after the top Tory blogger, Iain Dale, predicted that the Liberal Democrats and NOT the Conservatives were set to beat Labour here in Edinburgh North & Leith.
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Working hard to keep the city running Fri 8th Jan 2010 Liberal Democrat Leader of Edinburgh City Council provides an update on how the city is dealing with the record cold temperatures, snow and ice.
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Kevin Lang gives his New Year Message Thu 31st Dec 2009 Local Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate Kevin Lang looks ahead to 2010.
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Big Brother winner backs Lib Dem Kevin Lang to win Thu 17th Dec 2009 John Loughton, the winner of Big Brother and former Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament, has joined the Scottish Liberal Democrats and today announced his backing for Kevin Lang to become the new MP for his home constituency of Edinburgh North & Leith.
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