John Swinney is all over the place on tax
Responding to John Swinney's confusion over tax policy, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Jamie Greene MSP said:
6 Nov 2025
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Rennie questions Martin over climate change plan
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Willie Rennie today questioned the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy about failings in the SNP’s Home Energy Scotland scheme during a statement on the Scottish Government’s Draft Climate Change Plan.
6 Nov 2025
Scot Lib Dems win amendment on Caithness maternity services review
The Scottish Health Secretary announced that the government will back a Scottish Liberal Democrat amendment to this afternoon's debate on maternity services and will finally commission an independent review of maternity services in Caithness.
5 Nov 2025
Edinburgh can't wait to 2031 for eye hospital replacement
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today urged the Scottish Government to get shovels in the ground, as the Scottish Health Secretary confirmed that it could take six years to deliver a replacement for the Edinburgh Eye Pavilion.
5 Nov 2025
McArthur responds to waste consultant comments on GMS
Responding to an interview on BBC Radio Scotland with Alasdair Meldrum, director of waste management consultants Albion Environmental, who said that the SNP government’s delay in rolling out a landfill ban was “fairly inevitable”, and that we need to do m
5 Nov 2025
MacDonald presses Home Office minister over Cameron Barracks plans
Angus MacDonald, Scottish Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Skye & West Ross-shire, met with Asylum Minister Alex Norris MP today to continue pressing the Home Office about the concerns of Inverness residents over the UK Government’s proposal to house
4 Nov 2025
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