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Alex Cole-Hamilton’s New Year’s Message
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:
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Nationalised ScotRail has already spent £330k on rail replacement taxis
Scottish Liberal Democrats have today revealed that more than £330,000 has been spent on taxis to replace cancelled rail services since ScotRail was taken into government hands in April 2022.
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McArthur: Police officer days lost to mental health up almost 40%
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP today said that police officers and staff are being hung out to dry as he revealed that almost 90,000 days of officer and staff time…
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Scottish flood defence projects are overbudget and years behind schedule
Scottish Liberal Democrat rural affairs spokesperson Beatrice Wishart MSP has today hit out at the Scottish Government as she revealed that of the 42 flood protection schemes identified for delivery…
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Families waiting eight years for fatal accident inquiries to be completed
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today revealed that the longest outstanding waits for fatal accident inquiries (FAI) in Scotland now run to almost a decade, as he…
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Sluggish government could take 100 years to insulate homes
Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today questioned why the Scottish Government’s home insulation and energy efficiency scheme is so limited in ambition, as he…
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Patients waiting 3,000 days for mental health treatment
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called on the Scottish Government to reverse devastating cuts to the mental health budget after new research…
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Alex Cole-Hamilton’s Christmas message
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:
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Almost 50,000 Scots were homeless last Christmas
Scottish Liberal Democrat housing spokesperson Paul McGarry has today demanded the SNP set out fresh plans to tackle homelessness, as research undertaken by the party revealed that almost 33,000…
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Special constables fall by 71% since police centralisation
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today warned the police’s Special Constabulary is heading for extinction after he revealed that their numbers have fallen sharply…