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Speaking ahead of the First Minister’s Programme for Government, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today hit out at a “fiscal firestorm” of SNP cuts.
Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie MSP today challenged Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth on the SNP's promise to close the poverty related attainment gap.
Responding to new NHS Scotland workforce statistics showing that there are 3,102 nursing and midwifery vacancies as at the quarter ending June 2024, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat Alex Cole-Hamilton today said Scotland needs world class mental health services after new figures showed the mental health waiting times targets being missed yet again for children and adults.
Responding to Public Health Scotland figures published today which show that the number of planned operations far below pre-pandemic levels, with 14.5% fewer operations planned between August 2023-July 2024, than were planned in the 12 months prior to the
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
