Dr Scott Arthur MP (Edinburgh South West) 🌍🌈🌹

The Greens need to own their cuts to housing - an absolutely awful decision, and I am disappointed you are defending it.

When did the Greens last refuse to back SNP cuts to housing?

The cut to housing was disproportionate, as they SNP & Greens had other priorities - roads and Ferries.

No, I mean the SNP/Greens cutting the Scottish housing budget.

Edinburgh's £53m homeless bill revealed amid housing crisis The council provided 7,909 households with short-term housing. In total, 14,545 individuals were accommodated for a minimum of one night.

Edinburgh continues to pay the price, in human and financial terms, for the cuts the Scottish Government made to housing in our capital.

📉 Homeless presentations have surged from 1,798 in 2020 to 3,817 in 2024.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2535803...

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Good to hear Scottish Water will meet with @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social to learn more about what has happened here. The Water of Leith is a prized asset in our community, and many others. Concerning that waste can make it into the river and pollute it.

This looks like a great event from the formidable Ali Moran

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The article lists 2 MPs with VPNs, both of them from before the election.

I had a lovely afternoon in the sunshine at the fantastic Blenham House Nursing Home for Fringe Care Fest.

The event started with a Flow Art show, but the highlight for me (other than the hotdog) was a performance by Dame Edna's love child - the gorgeous Jacqui Randa.

You are campaigning to remove barriers to children accessing harmful content? The NSPCC supports the protections, why don't you?

Tech giants blocking some Ukraine and Gaza posts under new online rules Tech companies are restricting debates of public interest to comply the Online Safety Act, analysis shows.

Experts are warning that companies are risking stifling legitimate public debate by overapplying the Online Safety Act - it is only supposed to protect under-18s from pornography, posts promoting self-harm, and other harmful content.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Apatura have trigged a statutory 12-week pre-application consultation process on their plans to build a "data centre and battery storage development" at Wester Hermiston.

They created a dedicated project website, which provides more project details: consult.apatura.energy/westerhermiston

Last night, I had the privilege of attending a special preview performance for the families of those taking part in this year’s Tattoo

The most poignant moment came when Brigadier Jody Davies MBE , and Colonel of the Brigade of Gurkhas, took the salute from the Ukrainian Naval Forces Orchestra.

Today I met with Change Mental Health to discuss the proposed cuts to community mental services in Edinburgh.

There is a real risk, if these cuts go ahead, that Edinburgh could end up with the worst mental health provision in Europe.

Sign the petition - www.change.org/p/stop-menta...

Best seat on the bus.

Best seat on the bus!

Yesterday, I visited Napier University’s Big Red Triangle hub and met the team there.

They help ambition meet action. They support students and graduates to launch startups, grow social enterprises, and turn bold ideas into real-world impact.

It was good to meet Ian from Andy’s Man Club today to hear about all the great work they do.

Andy’s Man Club runs free, confidential peer support groups for men every Monday at 7pm including right here in Edinburgh: andysmanclub.co.uk #AndysManClub #EdinburghSupport #mensmentalhealth

Delighted that Dr Scott Arthur MP came along to our Thrive conservation group in Redford Woods. Helping to cut back on the cloud berry and tidy up the woods.

A question on #Cancer #AlcoholicDrinks tabled by Dr Scott Arthur on 30-06-2025 has been answered by Ashley Dalton. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-30/63912

The advice said the targets would be hard to meet as the SNP/Greens did nothing about implementing them over a number of years. Absolutely shameful stuff.

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I had a fun afternoon at the Cancer Research UK shop in Tollcross. They have a great team which raises over £100k a year for the researchers on CRUK projects looking for a cure.

Cancer is relentless, but so is the team at the shop. 👍

Dumping legally binding targets without consultation or warning was pragmatic?

A reminder that when in Government the Greens dumped Scotland's legally binding climate targets.

Nationalism really is *fascinating*. Today we've seen (absolutely justifiable) protests against Trump during his visit, and people are praising "Scotland" for this. Meanwhile the actual elected FM of Scotland announced money for Trump's golf course and says the visit is an opportunity to be grasped.

This is a great summary of the grand unveiling of the Cuddies Lane mural. 😍

theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/07/new-...

Me at Cuddies Lane yesterday. 😍

The Gaza students with scholarships to UK unable to take up their places Visa obstacles threaten to dash the hopes of 40 students due to start in September. Here are some of their stories

I wrote to the UK Government about this in June, and have also submitted a Written Parliamentary Question. Hopefully, we will see some of these scholars in Edinburgh soon.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...