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‘Petulant’ SQA response to education report shows why change is needed, say MSPs

The “petulant” response to an education expert’s report has shown why a change of leadership at Scotland’s exam authority is needed, a cross-party group of MSPs has said. Professor Ken Muir, who published a report on Scottish education earlier this ...

24 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Plea for night buses to be included in free travel scheme for under 22s

Free bus travel for young people should be expanded to include night buses, the Liberal Democrats have said. Liberal Democrat MSP Willie Rennie has challenged the Scottish Government to provide local authorities with the funding to make this ...

03 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Withdraw Holyrood’s pension investment from Russian bank, MSPs demand

Holyrood’s pension investments should be moved from a Russian state-owned bank in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, MSPs have said. Pension funds worth almost £300,000 should be divested from Russia’s largest financial institution, Sberbank,...

28 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Constitution Secretary refuses three times to say if advice sought on indyref2

Scotland’s Constitution Secretary, Angus Robertson, refused three times to confirm if advice has been sought on legislating for another independence referendum. The Scottish Government plans to introduce a Bill that would allow Holyrood to ...

10 Mar 2022 at 17:25

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

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 Statistics ...

21 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Willie Rennie: Details of deal to sell Dalzell steelworks must be revealed

Details of the deal involving the Scottish Government to save the country’s last remaining steel plant must be “dragged out into the light”, the Liberal Democrats have demanded. Former leader, Willie Rennie, has lodged more than ...

18 Jan 2022 at 01:26

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 and maths ...

22 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Call for action as two years marked since A&E target met

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have urged the Government to take action on A&E waiting times as they mark two years since a key target was last met. Ministers aim to have 95% of people in emergency departments seen and ...

10 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Willie Rennie: Scottish Government should help create fuel price checker

The Scottish Government has been urged to back the creation of a fuel comparison site amid soaring costs. Willie Rennie, Scottish Liberal Democrats economy spokesperson, has written to Transport Secretary Michael ...

05 Jul 2022 at 21:28

Scotland

Sturgeon and Swinney should be asked to give evidence in ferries probe – Rennie

The First Minister and Deputy First Minister should be asked to give oral evidence to a committee of MSPs investigating the delayed Ferguson Marine ferries, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said. The party’s ...

25 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Lib Dems reveal proposals to tackle challenges in Scotland’s classrooms

The Scottish Government has been accused of “chasing headlines and spurious gimmicks” on education, as the Liberal Democrats introduce proposals aimed at tackling challenges in the classroom. The party is ...

28 Aug 2022 at 01:01

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