The Scottish Liberal Democrats are opposing the SNP Government proposals to centralise Scottish Police Boards, giving a 'one-size-fits-all' strategy to Scottish policing. Help us keep policing local.
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The Liberal Democrats have been strongly campaigning for a fairer deal for the Gurkhas. We are now demanding that Gordon Brown abide by the Westminster vote and give the Gurkhas the rights to citizenship that they clearly deserve.
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The Liberal Democrats were successful in their campaign to keep the right for fire-fighters to opt-out of the EU's Working Time Directive. European Parliament talks collapsed at the end of April and the UK opt-out was preserved.
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The SNP were attempting to sell off 25% of the publicly owned Forestry Commission forests to private timberland companies, and hid their plans deep within the Climate Change Bill. This would have seen the most commercially viable forests being leased for up to 75 years.
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The takeover of HBOS and Lloyds TSB will see bank branches close with hundreds of jobs lost across Scotland and higher bank charges for customers. Join the Liberal Democrat campaign and call on the UK Government to save jobs, protect branches and retain customer choice in banking.
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Liberal Democrats have launched a campaign against the Government’s proposals to raise the drinking age for off-sales to 21. We believe that it’s wrong to introduce a presumption of guilt on an entire generation of 18–20 year olds. Government should use existing powers to crackdown on rogue retailers rather than introducing new legislation that stigmatises young people. We all must work together to bring about the cultural change required to tackle Scotland’s alcohol problems.
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Scottish Liberal Democrats are campaigning to scrap the council tax and replace it with a local income tax, and have called on the SNP Executive to introduce a fair system based on ability to pay.

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