Cllr. Finlay McFarlane
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Cllr. Finlay McFarlane
@finlaymcf.bsky.social
SNP Councillor for Edinburgh’s City Centre & Culture Spox

Recipient of the Attitude Magazine Pride Award & MABC Campaigner of the year ‘22.
Thanks Thomas! Doing my best 🫡 💪
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The year is not over yet, and I remain available to constituents who need help. Please never hesitate to get in touch by calling my office on 0131 529 4005, by emailing [email protected] or writing to Room 7.30, City Chambers, High Street Edinburgh EH1 1YJ.
December 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Hard agree. In addition to the above have tabled a cowgate question to full council. Let’s see the answer!
October 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Watching this work stream like a hawk! 🫡
October 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Thanks also to local police teams for their attendance and for the hard work that residents put in themselves on the day. I’ve a long list of follow-up jobs to crack on with but it’s a true pleasure to support and help organise these initiatives as a local councillor for the auld toon 👌 🧼
July 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Credit to @cllrbenparker.bsky.social for initially raising this on behalf of the horrified Friends of Braid Hills who expressed their utter dismay at Leonardo being given permission to use the park for testing.

Morally abhorrent!

theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/06/edin...
Edinburgh Council refuses to ban arms testing in city parks
An Edinburgh councillor has spoken out after a city committee voted not to ban arms firms from testing military equipment in city parks. In December 2024, arms manufacturer Leonardo was given permissi...
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is only part of the powerful testimony we heard from the Chair of the Friends of Braid Hills at committee.

This is who they chose to block? Why is it so difficult to ban arms companies using our parks?
June 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM