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SNP conference will be all drama and no glory- Cole-Hamilton
Commenting ahead of the SNP’s conference in Aberdeen at the end of this week, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
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Carmichael responds to more SNP bickering
Responding to comments made by the SNP’s president, Mike Russell, on BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland programme, as he described the defection of Lisa Cameron to the Conservative party an “odd…
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Brutal secondary teacher recruitment figures show government missing target by 800
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie has today accused the Scottish Government of degrading the teaching profession as figures showed that the target for recruiting aspiring…
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1 in 4 waiting more than six weeks just to be assessed for social care
Responding to new Scottish Government figures which reveal that 1 in 4 people over 65 waiting for a social care assessment waited longer than six weeks just to be assessed for a social care package,…
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Cole-Hamilton sets out plan to cut waiting times on World Mental Health Day
Speaking on World Mental Health Day, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has put forward his party’s blueprint to cut waiting times and expand services in…
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Scottish Liberal Democrats set out five key priorities for next Chief Constable
Speaking ahead of Jo Farrell taking office as Police Scotland’s Chief Constable on Monday 9th October, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has called on the new head of…
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MSPs unite to challenge Yousaf over long Covid failures
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, Scottish Labour health spokesperson Jackie Baillie and Scottish Conservative spokesperson Sandesh Gulhane have joined forces to write to the First…
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McArthur responds to Scottish Police Federation warnings of "public safety crisis"
Responding to reports from the Scottish Police Federation that new police recruitment is being delayed until April 2024, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said:
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Carmichael responds to proposals for coastguard response times to quadruple
Responding to the news of proposals to increase the response times of Shetland’s coastguard helicopter at Sumburgh from 15 minutes to 60 minutes, Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, Alistair…
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SNP hiding behind Elon Musk on broken broadband promise - Rennie
Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today accused the Scottish Government of hiding behind Elon Musk and refusing to apologise for missing its R100 broadband…