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Liam McArthur MSP

835 days since prison suicide prevention strategy expired

Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has accused the SNP government of moving at “snail’s pace” in developing a revised strategy for suicide prevention in prisons, after research by his party uncovered that work on the new stra

13 Apr 2024
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

More than half of councils see rise in sewage dumps

Scottish Liberal Democrat Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that the SNP-Green Government “haven’t lifted a finger” to tackle Scotland’s sewage scandal after new figures analysed by his party revealed that the number of sewage dumps increased in most

12 Apr 2024
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

SNP burn through ScotWind cash in record time

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today accused the SNP of burning through money generated by the sale of Scotland’s sea bed for energy generation in record time, as the Finance Secretary conceded that more than 80% of the cash from

10 Apr 2024
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Cole-Hamilton criticises state of sewage monitoring

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has called on the SNP and Greens to get tough with Scottish Water as it was revealed that in three local authorities there is no monitoring of sewage dumping at all and in ten more local authorities

10 Apr 2024
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Orcadian Column, 11 April 2024

After a few days off, I began this week working remotely from the Graemsay ‘office’. Island ‘hopping’ remains one of the undiluted pleasures of representing Orkney, particularly when the wind drops and the sun comes out, as was the case on Monday.

11 Apr 2024
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Alexei Navalny on a march in memory of politician Boris Nemtsov, who was killed in Russia. Image: Michał Siergiejevicz
International Affairs

The Death of Alexei Navalny

Navalny cast a light on the corruption of Putin and his cronies. His tragic death, at the hands of Putin, cannot and will not stifle the democratic ideals that he fought for. Together, let us be a voice that speaks for those who have been silenced.

CJ
17 Mar 2024
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