An ex-socialist MSP standing in Edinburgh's local elections has accused councillors of "turning a blind eye" to poverty and deprivation in the city.
Colin Fox, Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) candidate in Liberton/Gilmerton, said Edinburgh City Council's Labour and SNP-led administrations of the last ten years had "forgotten the citizens" and described the trams as a "vanity project".
If elected on May 5, he hopes to challenge the priorities of the council and work with members across the chamber to bring forward a set of radical policies including scrapping council tax and making public transport free for all.
