Edinburgh South Liberal Democrat campaigners Fred Mackintosh and Mike Pringle have been keeping pressure on the Scottish Government after funding was released for the renewal of James Gillespie's High School, but not Boroughmuir.

Scottish Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Carmichael MP has written to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP urging him to reconsider the decision to remove British Forces Post Offices (BFPO) from mainland Europe.