Responding to new findings from the Trussell Trust which show that tens of thousands of households in the UK will be forced to turn to a food bank for the first time this winter, with over 59,000 emergency food parcels distributed in Scotland and 5,400 Sc
Commenting on the latest Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland State of the Profession report which notes that there were over 2,800 posts unfilled at the end of September, over a third of respondents (37%) said they are actively planning on or thinking
Following new figures revealing tens of thousands of people waiting for mental health treatment, thousands of nursing and midwifery vacancies, sky-high delayed discharges and scores of cancelled operations, Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Alex Cole-Hamil
Responding to new figures showing only 66.8% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in October (the worst on record), while 17,208 people waited over 8 hours and 7,611 waited over 12 hours, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Commenting ahead of a debate in the Scottish Parliament later today (Tuesday 2nd December), Scottish Liberal Democrats said that violence against women and girls is “a national emergency” and set out their plans to tackle gender-based violence.
Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain MP has today written to Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell to urge the service to consider reopening their investigation into former Harrods owner Mohamed Fayed.
Years of Conservative cuts have hollowed out the legal aid system, leaving millions without access to timely legal advice. Our new policy will legal aid a guaranteed right, ensure no one is left without help.
Hong Kongers living in the UK, and across the world, face an increasingly robust and alarming campaign of transnational repression from Beijing. Our new policy will protect pro-democracy activists and ensure this intimidation has no place in the UK.
Nearly five years on, the Conservatives’ botched Brexit deal continues to hold back British people, our businesses and our economy.