All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
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Responding to new Public Health Scotland figures published today which show that more than 1,800 people were stuck in hospital in August 2023 due to a delayed discharge, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Responding to Public Health Scotland figures published today which show that the number of planned operations was lower than pre-pandemic levels, with 7.2% fewer operations planned in August 2023 than were planned in August 2019, Scottish Liberal Democrat
Responding to the embargoed 1919 Magazine story in which David Kennedy, General Secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, warns that "any notion that policing will remain the same and will remain as safe as it has been is just not going to happen,” and
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Rutherglen and Hamilton West Gloria Adebo has today attacked the Scottish Government’s record and warned that cuts to local authority budgets are behind a string of closures threatening local services in the area.
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie has today accused the SNP of hypocrisy and warned that their continued obsession with “Thatcherite” standardised testing was harming 4- and 5-year-olds.
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton has today revealed that the number of racist incidents reported by NHS staff has doubled to almost 500 a year in the past five years.
Her service; her sense of selflessness; her steadfast commitment to the nation. These values and her service have defined Her Majesty’s seven decade reign, and will continue to define her.
Richard is an incredible candidate, whose dedication to others has shone not only through his career, but also in his voluntary roles in the community.
Scrapping the Protocol would represent a new low. It would be an egregious breach of international law.
The anticipated Somerton and Frome election will be a close two horse race between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
Liberal Democrats want a way forward which works for Britain - that cuts down red tape, reduces costs for businesses and makes people better off as a result.
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
