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
National 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
Oldham
More than 9,000 people waited longer than 24 hours in Northern Care Alliance A&E facilities last year
According to Freedom of Information data obtained by the Liberal Democrats, a staggering 9,608 patients waited 24 hours or more in A&E last year across Northern Care Alliance, the NHS trust covering Oldham.
24 Feb 2026
Cost Neutral £2m Improvement to Bromsgrove's Roads Proposed by Lib Dems
Ahead of Worcestershire County Council’s budget setting meeting this week, Liberal Democrat Councillors have put forward a cost-neutral proposal which would see investment of £2m into Bromsgrove roads affected by the Bromsgrove Route Enhancement Programme
24 Feb 2026