Thursday 09 September 2010

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A chance for something different »

You have a choice at this election. A choice to back a government in Westminster that will do what’s right for Scotland, for young people, and for you. You can sit back while Labour and the Conservatives fight over whose turn it is this time, con...

Wed 21 Apr 2010 by Nick Clegg | Read more »

'We disagree on the colour of our ties' »

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Wed 21 Apr 2010 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Council tenders services to private firms »

The City of Edinburgh Council is exploring alternative ways of providing its services, by inviting companies to express an interest in working with the council, in a bid to cut costs. The move has been prompted by the unprecedented financial challenge...

Tue 16 Mar 2010 by Anna Fenton | Read more »

'Cuts commission' formed to find £3 billion spending cuts »

An independent budget review is to be launched to examine Scotland’s public spending plans over the next 4 years. The move is designed to address the Scottish Government's £3 billion budget deficit. The group of public and private se...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Amy Sutherland | Read more »

Forth Road Bridge: 'the world's most expensive bus lane'? »

Plans by the Scottish government to transform the old Forth Road Bridge into a 'bus lane' have been met with strong opposition by commuters. The proposal, aimed at reducing the overall costs of the new Forth Road Bridge, would use the old constuction ...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by George Lumbers | Read more »

Lib Dems downgrade tuition fees pledge »

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has announced that the party will abandon their headline manifesto promise to eradicate university tuition fees. The party now plans to phase out the fees over six years at a cost of £7.5 billion. The plans wo...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Government has "failed" young people, says Tory MP »

The shadow secretary for universities and skills has criticised the government's failings on youth unemployment, claiming that new figures are a "damning indictment" for the prime minister. It had been reported that youth unemployment had reached almo...

Wed 25 Nov 2009 by James Fidler | Read more »

Lib Dems court student vote at Edinburgh University »

The Liberal Democrats have been courting the votes of students at the University of Edinburgh with visits by high-profile party figures. Jo Swinson MP, the party’s foreign affairs spokesperson and Tavish Scott MSP, leader of the Scottish Liberal...

Wed 30 Sep 2009 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Lib Dems may drop commitment to scrap English tuition fees »

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Glegg has admitted that the party may be forced to abandon its flagship policy to scrap tuition fees in England as part of "serious and bold" cuts to public spending. Clegg said that whilst the party was fundamentally oppo...

Wed 30 Sep 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Lib Dem calls for more cash for students »

The Liberal Democrats last week called for students to be guaranteed £7000 a year to help them through their studies. Education spokeswoman Margaret Smith, MSP for Edinburgh West, has hit out at the SNP government, accusing them of breaking thei...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Camilla Conrath | Read more »

Over 1,000 serving police have criminal records »

More than 1,000 serving police officers have criminal convictions according to data obtained by the Liberal Democrats under the Freedom of Information Act. 1,063 police officers hold criminal records – approximately one in every 100 officers. Th...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Sarah Clark | Read more »

The Spring conference round-up »

In the first batch of the spring party conferences, future political strategy and the question of a constitutional referendum unsurprisingly permeated the speeches of both Iain Gray, leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, and Tavish Scott, leader of t...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by David Livey | Read more »

SNP referendum plans on hold after parliamentary defeat »

The Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives and the Labour Party have voted to ditch SNP plans for a referendum on Scottish independence until after the next election in 2011. The vote, which was a Lib Dem amendment to a Labour-led discussion on the fail...

Mon 09 Mar 2009 by Anna Murray | Read more »

SNP plough on with drinking reforms »

The SNP are to push ahead with their campaign to curb Scotland's drinking culture, entitled “Changing Scotland’s relationship with alcohol”, despite the programme being labelled "an unworkable mess" by Scottish Labour. The campaign c...

Mon 09 Mar 2009 by Laura Kay Robertson | Read more »

Civil servants preparing for hung parliament »

Senior Whitehall figures have met Liberal Democrat representatives in an attempt to thrash out manifestos ahead of a possible hung parliament. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg agreed to meet with Whitehall chiefs to attempt to streamline party differences, i...

Sun 11 Jan 2009 by Kevin Guyan | Read more »

One in three graduates not repaying student loans »

One third of graduates from British universities cannot afford to pay back their student loans, claim the Liberal Democrats.The Lib Dem's innovation, universities and skills secretary, Stephen Williams described the situation as “shocking” ...

Tue 14 Oct 2008 by Adam Bergin | Read more »

Polls predict Labour wipeout »

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Fri 03 Oct 2008 by Ross Melton, Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Carry on carry-out »

Most people agree that the alcohol culture in Scotland must change. Anybody out and about on a Friday and Saturday evening will have seen the unpleasant effects of over-indulgence.We all know the medical impact of too much alcohol. Health professiona...

Fri 19 Sep 2008 by Ross Finnie | Read more »

Lib Dem inconsistencies cause rows at Holyrood »

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have been accused of hypocrisy by their political counterparts after they presented a conflicting environmental policy.The row broke out in Holyrood after the Lib Dem's environmental spokesperson called for the government...

Tue 26 Feb 2008 by Helen Walker | Read more »

Skeletons in the closet »

For the uninitiated, a gathering of Liberal Democrat party activists and elected members at first appears to be a particularly hostile environment to thrust oneself into so early on a Saturday morning. To begin with, amongst the hardly venue-busting...

Tue 20 Nov 2007 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

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