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Why Richard?

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Council Experience

 
As Councillor and Convener of Culture and Sport (2012-2017) I:
 
  • Led the winning £25 million bid to bring the National Performance Centre for Sport to Edinburgh
  • Steered the £7.5 million project to create Edinburgh's first specialist cycling facility at Hunters Hall Park
  • Steered the Meadowbank renovation plans through the council
  • Persuaded my colleagues to support the £650k purchase of Custom House as a vital cultural asset for the city
  • Led the campaign to invest £5 million in the renovation of the King's Theatre
 
5 Years in a senior council post means I have a proven track record in:
 
  • Handling the media - with regular television and press interviews
  • Experience of coalition politics - negotiating and working with other parties
  • Delivering politically at a high level - as you can see from the points listed above
 

 

 
 

"I worked with Richard on the Council between 2012 and 2017 and have full confidence he will be an effective councillor for the area.
He is a good collaborator, works hard for his constituents and proved a real asset to the Council Coalition Administration."
 
Cllr. Denis Dixon, Sighthill/Gorgie
 

Images clockwise

 

  • Unveiling the new RLS Statue in Colinton with Gordon MacDonald MSP

  • Unveiling the plaque to Elizabeth Melville at Writers Court - with Germaine Greer

  • Launching the Assembly Rooms exhibition 2014

  • On the YES campaign trail with Cllr. Bill Henderson, Sheena Jardine and Jon Drummond

  • With Mark Philippoussis and children on the Active Schools Tennis Programme

  • Presenting the Active City Awards 2012

With Sports Minister Jamie Hepburn MSP at the National Performance Centre for Sport inauguration event (March 2015)

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