Oldham Council’s minority Labour administration was only able to pass its budget with support from Shaw and Crompton ‘Independents’ and the Failsworth Independent Party.
Local MP Lisa Smart is leading a debate in Parliament on Wednesday on funding for community theatre, with many theatres across the country under threat from the impact of RAAC (reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete).
Responding to the news that Dundee University is to cut 632 jobs, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called on the SNP Government to finally invest in care services and staff after a new report found that there are staff vacancies in almost three quarters of care homes and two thirds of ca
Responding to new Police Scotland figures showing that there were 1,065 suspected drug deaths between January and December 2024, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
With an average increase of just 10p per week, Liberal Democrat/ Independent run Basingstoke and Deane will have one of the lowest council tax rates in Hampshire, and most of the country. The 2025/6 budget was approved by full council in February.
