SNP have given up on closing educational attainment gap
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie has today said that ministers have “given up” when it comes to closing the attainment gap for those leaving school.
24 Feb 2026
Banffshire and Buchan Coast Liberal Democrats
Working hard for the coastal communities of the North Aberdeenshire and Moray East
The Banffshire and Buchan local party covers the coastal strip, from Cruden Bay on the North Sea Coast to Buckie in the Moray Firth area. We cover six wards on Aberdeenshire Council and two on Moray Council.
Scottish Party News
McArthur comments on rise in sexual crimes, shoplifting and indecent images
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today warned that the Scottish Government must revere worrying trends in key categories of crime including sexual crimes, indecent images of children and shoplifting.
24 Feb 2026
New figures show SNP cannot be trusted with your health
Following new statistics revealing long waits at A&E, huge waiting lists for NHS treatment, increasing waits for social care, gaps in dental care and falling uptake in cervical cancer screening, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP warn
24 Feb 2026
Scottish Lib Dems respond to Cairngorm Funicular report
Responding to the report by the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit Committee on the Cairngorm Funicular, which raises concerns about whether the cost to monitor and repair the funicular could outweigh the benefits to the local and national economy, Scotti
24 Feb 2026
Cole-Hamilton secures review of MSP child protection loophole
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP is set to amend the Recall Bill on Tuesday afternoon after securing government backing for a review into whether MSPs could be subject to child protection checks.
24 Feb 2026
McArthur responds to letter from medical bodies on assisted dying
Responding to a letter from the Royal College of Physicians and others about his Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) bill, Liam McArthur MSP said:
23 Feb 2026
UK Lib Dem news
Children & Families
A Harms-Based Approach to Social Media
Big tech companies should not be allowed to profit at the expense of children’s wellbeing.
VC
20 Jan 2026
Health, Care & the NHS
Our plan to end the A&E corridor crisis
30,000 people wait for over 12 hours in A&E departments every single week - it's a national scandal and we have a plan to stop it.
ED
13 Jan 2026
Trump’s pharma price hike
What the Government is doing, and why we’re opposing it
HM
2 Jan 2026
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