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Scot Lib Dems respond to enormous 8.7% rise in rail fares
Responding to the news that rail fares will rise by 8.7% next year, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:
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“Jaw-dropping” watchdog spending an insult amid sewage scandal
Responding to the rebuke at Parliament of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland by Audit Scotland, after spending was uncovered on gift cards that breached tax and public finance rules,…
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No apology for A9 dualling delays
Responding to the Scottish Government’s parliamentary statement on dualling the A9, in which the Cabinet Secretary confirmed that the project will now be completed 10 years late and almost 30 years…
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Solar energy strategy pushed back till 2024
Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today accused the SNP and Greens of “going backwards" on climate commitments after it was announced that government has pushed…
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What is the point of Green MSPs who back cuts to forestry, energy, housing and transport?
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today accused Scottish Green MSPs as being deluded as he questioned why parliamentarians who claim to care about the planet would vote for a…
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Isles representatives condemn “eye-watering” NorthLink ferry fare hike
Northern Isles representatives Alistair Carmichael MP, Beatrice Wishart MSP and Liam McArthur MSP have today condemned revelations of an 8.7% hike in NorthLink ferry fares at the end of March 2024.
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Cole-Hamilton responds to Scottish Budget
Speaking in Parliament this afternoon in response to the Scottish Budget, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
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McArthur condemns the use of tasers against children
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP today spoke in the Scottish Parliament highlighting that police tasers have been used against children over a hundred times since…
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5 health boards missing key drug and alcohol waiting time target
Responding to the news that in the quarter ending 30th September, 5 health boards missed the government waiting time target for drug and alcohol treatment, which states that 90% of referrals should…
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New cancer strategy “ringing hollow” as waiting times worsen
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today warned the SNP Government that its new cancer strategy risks “ringing hollow” as new figures show patients across the country waiting…