Dundas: Lib Dems Gaining Momentum in Edinburgh

0:00It's April 25th. Welcome in. This is Edinburgh News Today, where local news meets AI. Charles Dundas, a 47-year-old liberal Democrat candidate, is hitting the doorstep's hard in Edinburgh ahead of the Scottish Parliament, election on May 7th. He's campaigning mainly in the high-priority Edinburgh Northern Seat, while also eyeing the redrawn Edinburgh Central and sits third on the Edinburgh, and, Lothian's East, regional list for a possible proportional win. A veteran who's run in nearly every major Lib Dem race since 2001, Dundas reports strong positive vibes from voters everywhere he goes. Earlier this week, he noted how boundaries sometimes blur as he splits time between seats, but the reception stays upbeat no matter what. People seem genuinely happy to chat with politicians again, especially after a tough decade for his party. Dundas senses Lib Dems are climbing back up, building on their influential role in Edinburgh or Council, where they've shaped budgets on basics, like potholes and street lights.

1:03Voters on the doorstep express real frustration and let down from both labor at Westminster under Starmer and the SEM after 20 years in Holyrood. Folks who backed either side in recent elections feel they've run out of steam, opening the door for an alternative like the Lib Dems. This disappointment cuts across party lines, giving Dundas real momentum in conversations. These pushing key city issues, like balancing the tourist boom and entertainment scene, with livable city centers, plus fixing Edinburgh's low per head. Funding to make tools like the new visitor levy work for locals and businesses. A former city center counselor, from 2007 to 2012, Dundas brings experience from conservation work planting trees and now. Corporate governance and higher eddies, still all about the environment. With big names like Slater and Robertson duking it out, and labor eyeing a split, Dundas knows his odds of slim, but sees warmer welcomes for Lib Dems, then five years back. He's confident they'll grow their share, even if victories know sure thing, keeping

2:06the campaign fire lit right up to polling day.