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Lib Dem candidate admits further donation to party
An Edinburgh candidate for Holyrood who donated £25,000 to her party after her selection also donated a further £4,000 in 2020, according to the...
Edinburgh Lib Dem candidate – people feel “let down” by Labour and the SNP
CHARLES Dundas, a former City of Edinburgh councillor and current Liberal Democrat candidate for the redrawn Edinburgh Central seat has described the positive response...
Cole-Hamilton: Edinburgh “not appropriate place” for data centres
Scottish Lib Dems leader, Alex Cole-Hamilton, is hoping to continue balancing his duties at the head of the party alongside those in the new...
Cole-Hamilton pledges to “clean up SNP sewage scandal” and increase littering punishments
Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton joined a beach clean in Portobello this morning where he laid out plans for ending the SNP’s "sewage...
Scottish Lib Dems leader sets out plans for “skills revolution”
ALEX Cole-Hamilton, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, has set out his party’s vision for a “skills revolution” in Edinburgh today.
He appeared at Dynamic...
Cole Hamilton says LibDems can beat SNP
Alex Cole-Hamilton, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader told his party's spring conference, that he believes they will beat the SNP "right across Scotland" in the...
At the Scottish Liberal Democrats conference in Glasgow everything is peachy
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are holding their autumn conference this weekend in Glasgow.
The party with five MSPs is whipping up its members with...
Former LibDem leader has died
The former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Menzies "Ming" Campbell, Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, has died in London aged 84.
He was educated in Glasgow...
Jamie Greene becomes a LibDem
Alex Cole Hamilton skirted around the question this morning on Good Morning Scotland, but it is now confirmed that Jamie Greene MSP has joined...
Cole-Hamilton welcomes the latest LibDem councillor – and dreams of a theme park
The latest Liberal Democrat councillor was elected at Thursday's by election in Edinburgh, and Scottish leader Alex Cole-Hamilton used this "historic victory" as the...
Scottish Liberal Democrats appoint team of spokespeople
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, announced the new team of spokespeople which he described as “crackling with talent and ideas”.
Mr...
Cole-Hamilton throws his hat in the ring for LibDem leader
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP for Edinburgh Western, one of only four Liberal Democrat MSPs in The Scottish Parliament, has announced he will be running for...
Rennie to stand down as Lib Dem leader
Rennie to stand aside as Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has today announced that he will stand aside...
#SP2021 – Liberal Democrats putting recovery first
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie kicked off the final day of campaigning before polls open at an airfield in East Lothian, where he...
#SP2021 – Lib Dem gains “in reach”
Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Willie Rennie launched a new campaign poster today.
Mr Rennie used a campaign stop in Edinburgh to urge voters to...
#SP2021 Lib Dems promise tax cuts to save high street businesses
Liberal Democrats have plans to put the recovery from the pandemic first and that will include a reform of the business rates system.
The...
#SP2021 – Lib Dems oppose use of vaccine passports
Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader, Willie Rennie, and Liberal Democrat Leader, Sir Ed Davey, campaigned in Wester Hailes today.
Their main message when they stopped off...
#SP6 – Liberal Democrats to double counselling numbers
Rennie pledges to double the number of people training as mental health counsellors
On a visit to Broughty Ferry on Friday with mental health activist, Ben Lawrie,...
Scottish LibDems announce their candidate list
The Scottish Liberal Democrats pledge to “Put Recovery First”
As nominations close, Scottish Liberal Democrats have announced their list of candidates for Lothian and are pledging...
#SP6 – LibDems unveil their commitment card
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie used a visit to Edinburgh on Tuesday to unveil the party’s Commitment Card which states that every candidate...
#SP6 Liberal Democrats want permanent Pupil Equity Fund
Always one for a picturesque shot Scottish Liberal Democrat leader pitched up at the Vennel today with huge LED lights showing where the party's...
#SP6 – For LibDems it is all about education
If there is something the LibDems are good at it is photo calls. This morning, from the seat of a giant oversized deckchair in...
Parliament to debate overhaul of SQA on Wednesday
After the to-ing and fro-ing around exam results last year, it is little surprise that the opposition are reviving an old argument about splitting...
Willie Rennie’s New Year message
New Year is a time for taking stock. Here is a message from Willie Rennie who leads the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
Mr Rennie...
Merry Christmas from the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said: “I’d like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas after a very tough year.
“Many of us are not with...
LibDems say hundreds waited a week for Test and Protect interview
LibDem leader Rennie uncovers 300 people waited a week for Test & Protect interview after positive test
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie today said...
Scottish Liberal Democrats go virtual
This is the text of Willie Rennie’s speech to the Scottish Liberal Democrat virtual autumn conference, delivered earlier today.
The conference, all online, ...
#GE2019 LibDems want to stop Brexit and independence to build a brighter future
Time to stop Brexit and independence and build a brighter future
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie today used an eve of poll campaign stop...
#GE2019 Vote Liberal Democrats to stop IndyRef 2
Willie Rennie Scottish Liberal Democrat leader met the press at the Fudge Kitchen on the High Street today where he explained the venue was...
#GE2019 – The Liberal Democrats are cleaning up…
Scottish Liberal Democrat Campaign Chair Alex Cole-Hamilton and Edinburgh North & Leith candidate Bruce Wilson canoed down the Water of Leith.
They intended to...
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