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Scottish Lib Dems leader vows to free councils from SNP ‘power grabs’

The Scottish Liberal Democrat leader has said his party will free councils from SNP “power grabs”. Alex Cole-Hamilton will be joined by activists as he launches the party’s local election manifesto in Edinburgh on Wednesday, ahead of the May 5 vote. ...

13 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Tories ‘sinking in polls’ as survey puts SNP in lead ahead of local elections

A new survey has shown momentum behind the SNP ahead of the upcoming local elections in Scotland. The Survation poll, for Ballot Box Scotland, asked 1,002 Scots for their first, second and third preference voting intentions between March 24 and 28. ...

05 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Scotland

Lib Dems seeing new shoots of growth, says leader

Scottish Liberal Democrats are seeing “new shoots of growth and renewal”, party leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has said ahead of voters going to the polls. Campaigning ahead of Thursday’s local government elections, Mr Cole-Hamilton insisted both the ...

04 May 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Patients should be told latest waiting times, say Lib Dems

Patients on waiting lists should be told the average and longest waiting times for their procedure, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said. Party leader Alex Cole-Hamilton also called for the Scottish Government to appoint a Patients ...

30 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes urges MSPs to back ‘bold and ambitious’ Budget

Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes is urging MSPs to back her “bold and ambitious” spending plans for next year in a key vote at Holyrood. Ms Forbes made the appeal amid concern from opposition parties about the amount of cash the ...

27 Jan 2022 at 02:25

Scotland

Sturgeon’s reference to higher Covid rates in England was accurate – watchdog

Nicola Sturgeon was correct when she said England’s coronavirus infection rate was more than 20% higher than in Scotland, the statistics watchdog has confirmed. The First Minister was accused of having “seriously twisted” the Covid ...

25 Jan 2022 at 18:25

Scotland

Covid inquiry should report interim findings within a year, Lib Dems say

Scotland’s coronavirus inquiry should deliver its interim findings within a year of starting, the Liberal Democrats have said. Party leader, Alex Cole-Hamilton, said previous judicial inquiries could “drag on for years” before ...

15 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Sturgeon reported to statistics watchdog over claims she ‘twisted’ data

Nicola Sturgeon has been reported to the statistics watchdog amid claims she “seriously twisted” the use of coronavirus figures. During First Minister’s Questions on Thursday, Ms Sturgeon referenced Office for National ...

21 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Holyrood urged to back calls for Boris Johnson to resign

Holyrood MSPs are being urged to support a call for Boris Johnson to resign over Downing Street parties during lockdown. The Scottish Liberal Democrats have filed a motion about the allegations of numerous government ...

18 Jan 2022 at 11:25

Scotland

End P1 testing and instead invest in school ventilation, say Lib Dems

Reading, writing and numeracy testing of primary one pupils should be scrapped with the money instead spent on air filters for classrooms, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said. Standardised testing of literacy ...

22 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Lib Dems call for ‘decisive action’ after rise in number of cancelled operations

The number of cancelled operations in hospitals rose slightly in June, figures have shown. Monthly data from Public Health Scotland showed there were 21,094 planned operations for June – a drop of 3.7% from 21,...

02 Aug 2022 at 13:56

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