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Cole-Hamilton: SNP have failed our NHS for eighteen years
Responding to the publication of the Scottish Government’s NHS Operational Improvement Plan, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
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Rennie responds to “shocking” NASUWT school violence survey
Scottish Liberal Democrats today said teachers deserve to know that the government “has their back” after a new survey from the NASUWT showed that female teachers are more likely to be physically…
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Chamberlain to set out plans for a young carers’ lead in every school
Ahead of the Scottish Liberal Democrats' conference in Inverness, deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain MP has today set out proposals to create a Young Carers’ Lead in every school who can provide…
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Rennie urges SNP to repair STEM teacher crisis
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today urged ministers to repair the crisis in STEM teaching as new figures revealed that there has been a sharp decline in the…
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More than a quarter of prison population on remand
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today called on the Scottish Government to urgently drive down the use of remand and invest in credible community orders after new…
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Farage showing “utter ignorance” over embrace of US chlorine-treated chicken
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has condemned comments today from Reform leader Nigel Farage that he would allow chlorine-treated chicken to be brought to the UK as part of a US trade…
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SNP miss key target on child poverty
Responding to the news that the SNP Government have failed to meet their interim target for child poverty, with 22% of children still living in relative poverty, Scottish Liberal Democrat communities…
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Rennie calls for ‘pets and placards’ Elmwood protest
North East Fife MSP Willie Rennie has called on local people to join a protest this Saturday to save the animal care unit at Elmwood. He has warned that without the course the closure of the whole…
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Cole-Hamilton calls for swift local access to a GP
Responding to a new report from the Auditor General for Scotland which warns that the Scottish Government’s GP plan is failing to deliver, the estimated number of whole-time equivalent GPs has…
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Scot Lib Dems respond to Spring Statement
Responding to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, Liberal Democrat Scottish Affairs spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
