Hume backs mental health funding call
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Jim Hume MSP today repeated his calls for additional funding and support of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) across Scotland.
Read moreNicola Sturgeon has a broken promise bigger than Ben Nevis with Neverendum hint
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has claimed Nicola Sturgeon has a broken promise the size of Ben Nevis after she again refused to rule out a second referendum whilst on today's leaders debate.
Read moreLeaders debate shows only Lib Dems have a costed economic plan
Scottish Liberal Democrat party president Sir Malcolm Bruce has said that the leaders debate on Sunday Politics this afternoon shows that only the Scottish Liberal Democrats have a costed economic plan.
Read moreRennie challenges Nicola Sturgeon to abandon accelerated referendum pathway
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has challenged Nicola Sturgeon to abandon her accelerated pathway to another referendum which she announced at the BBC Leaders Debate in Aberdeen.
Read moreOnly Lib Dems have a fully costed plan to boost Scottish NHS funds
Borders Liberal Democrat Michael Moore today said that as the second full week of general election campaigning draws to a close, only the Liberal Democrats have a fully-costed plan to increase investment in Scotland’s NHS and give doctors and nurses the support they need.
Read moreFull Fiscal Autonomy plans are clear and present risk to public services
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Sir Malcolm Bruce today said that SNP full fiscal autonomy plans pose a clear and present risk to public services and called on Nicola Sturgeon to set out what she would cut to fund the estimated £7.6 billion spending gap that would hit Scotland in the first year under the SNP’s economic plans.
Read moreSwinson: Strong economy crucial to strong public services
Scottish Liberal Democrat Business Minister Jo Swinson today said that Labour and SNP economic plans and Tory cuts pose a grave threat to the future funding of the NHS and other public services in Scotland.
Read moreWorking Scots would pay more tax under SNP plans
Liberal Democrat Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael today warned that working Scots would pay £400 a year more under the SNP's income tax plan than they will under the Liberal Democrats.
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Carmichael launches tax campaign weekend
On Friday, Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael launched a nationwide weekend of campaigning for the Liberal Democrats in support of the £825 income tax cut that starts on Monday 6th for working people in Scotland.
Read moreBruce warns SNP borrowing plans threaten NHS funding
Scottish Liberal Democrat party president Sir Malcolm Bruce has warned that the SNP’s plans to borrow £180bn to pay for their promises threatens to wreck NHS funding.