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Changes to Postal Votes in Scotland

There is a new process for anyone asking for a postal vote at the next General Election. Affects new applicants only.

31 Oct 2023

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Headliner News

Cllr. Anne Simpson Fellow of NESCoL

Cllr. Anne Simpson made Fellow of NESCOL

23 Sep 2023

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General Election Campaigns

Michael Turvey, Candidate for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

General election candidate for the Scottiowsh Liberal Demovrats in the upcioming General Election

4 Aug 2023

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General Election Campaigns

Conrad Wood : Candidate Launch for Gordon and Buchan

General Election candidate foir Gordon and Buchan

4 Aug 2023

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Scottish Government being taken for a ride by Sanjeev Gupta

Willie Rennie MSP has today warned that the Scottish Government are being taken for a ride by controversial tycoon Sanjeev Gupta as parliamentary questions revealed that ministers have failed to secure commitments relating to financing for his Scottish bu

24 Aug 2025

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SNP rail fail as decarbonisation plan still missing

Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today accused the SNP of ‘perma-delay’ as he revealed that the government have missed their own deadline for publishing a key plan to cut emissions on passenger trains.

23 Aug 2025

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Balfour exit exposes unhappy Tory ship

Responding to the news that Scottish Conservative MSP and social justice spokesperson Jeremy Balfour has quit the party over its “reactionary politics”, claiming the party has “abandoned the effort” to help the most vulnerable and is more interested in “

22 Aug 2025

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Scottish NHS still relies on almost 600 buildings which are more than 70 years old

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that making sure the NHS has the facilities it needs to thrive must be a top priority, after new research by his party revealed that almost 600 NHS buildings are more than 70 years old

21 Aug 2025

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Carmichael voices concern over abolition of UK Space Agency

Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today voiced concerns about news that the UK Space Agency will be absorbed by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) in April 2026, and cease to exist as an independent agency.

20 Aug 2025

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Rennie comments on additional support needs report

Commenting on an embargoed report from School Leaders Scotland (SLS), which shows a sharp decline in the number of successful applications for additional support needs provision in secondary schools, with 80% of SLS members stating that their workload has

20 Aug 2025

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Education

Our five principles for SEND reform

Ed Davey Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the government to ensure the reforms deliver for children with SEND and their families.

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by Liberal Democrats

9 Jul 2025

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