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Rennie responds to launch of International Education Strategy
Responding to the launch of the Scottish Government’s International Education Strategy, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:
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Cole-Hamilton responds to RCN cost of living survey
Responding to an embargoed survey by the Royal College of Nursing in Scotland, which found that the cost of living has caused 62% of its members to consider changing their current role, 60% of whom…
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Police officer numbers plummet to record low
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today urged SNP ministers to get serious over the funding challenges facing policing as new figures reveal that police officer…
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Operations activity still lower than pre-pandemic levels
Responding to Public Health Scotland figures published today which show that the number of planned operations was lower than pre-pandemic levels, with 19.2% fewer operations planned in December 2023…
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Cole-Hamilton: SNP not focused on crisis in A&E
Responding to new figures showing that just 65.6% of attendees at A&E were seen within 4 hours and 15,107 attendees waited more than 8 hours in December 2023, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and…
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McArthur urges restraint over under 18s trapped on remand
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today urged the Scottish Government to rein in the use of remand for under 18s as he revealed that hundreds of teenagers have been…
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Rennie comments on IFS analysis of health and local government cuts
Commenting on the embargoed IFS analysis showing that health and local government are receiving less money than official Scottish Government budget documentation states, Scottish Liberal Democrat…
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244 die in custody in just one year
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today urged ministers to take action to cut deaths in custody after a new report found almost 250 deaths in just a single year.
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180,000 Scots’ mental health impacted by rising mortgages and rents
Scottish Liberal Democrats have warned that the mortgage crisis is causing a “mental health ticking time bomb,” after figures showed that almost 180,000 Scots’ mental health has been negatively…
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Alex Cole-Hamilton announces new election year spokesperson team
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has unveiled his new spokespeople team ahead of this year’s general election as part of the party’s drive to offer new hope to everyone fed up…