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Scot Gov depopulation report undersells scale of the challenge
Responding to the Scottish Government’s Addressing Depopulation Action Plan launched today, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone said:
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Cole-Hamilton calls for sanctions over Navalny death
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today marked the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny by calling on the UK government to widen sanctions against those on the…
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SNP ‘running out of excuses’ as Sturgeon and co. recorded 0 Whatsapps
Responding to a freedom of information request which shows that Nicola Sturgeon, Humza Yousaf, former Deputy First Minister John Swinney, former Health Secretary Jeane Freeman and former Finance…
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More than 150,000 Scots see their work affected due to spiralling NHS waits
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today criticised the SNP government for dealing a “hammer blow” to the economy and thousands of lives as he…
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Cole-Hamilton responds to fall in nursing applications for third year in a row
Responding to the embargoed data from UCAS which shows that for the third year in a row the number of applicants for nursing courses in Scotland has dropped, down by 8.3% compared to the same point…
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Cosla in “fundamental position of dispute” with Scottish Government ministers
Responding to the news that council leaders are in a “fundamental position of dispute” with the Scottish Government, as Finance Secretary Shona Robison confirmed that councils will lose funding if…
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Carmichael backs distiller calls for spirits duty cut in Spring Budget
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today backed calls by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) for the Chancellor to cut spirits duty in the upcoming Budget. Mr Carmichael threw his…
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Cole-Hamilton: New Health Secretary must solve A&E crisis
Responding to new figures showing only 63.5% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 4th February, while 3,482 people waited over 8 hours, Scottish Liberal…
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“Cost of Flipping Crisis”: Pancake Day soars by almost double rate of inflation
ONS figures, analysed by the Liberal Democrats, reveal that the cost of common ingredients for Pancake Day have soared by 7% in just one year, almost twice the rate of inflation.
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Wishart responds to Sandness incident
Shetland MSP and Scottish Liberal Democrat Beatrice Wishart MSP has responded to the incident in Sandness, Shetland, where Police Scotland confirmed that around 16:55 on Sunday 11th February officers…
