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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Thu 11th Mar 2010
The Scottish government set out their plan today to lead the world in using new technologies to reduce carbon emissions. Commenting Liberal Democrat MSP for Orkney, Liam McArthur said:
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Thu 11th Mar 2010
Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Robert Brown MSP has revealed that there was a 10% increase in the number of police officers assaulted between 2007/08 and 2008/09 in Scotland.
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has welcomed a report published by the UK Government on future support for Less Favoured Areas (LFA) that calls for field capacity criteria to be included in the new scheme .
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
More than 2,000 people were arrested during a two-month crackdown on domestic violence, Scotland's biggest police force said today. During an eight-week campaign, Strathclyde Police officers attended 3,961 incidents of domestic abuse, though that was a 24% drop in the number of such incidents reported to police in the same two-month period a year ago. Commenting, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesman Robert Brown said:
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Ross Finnie MSP has revealed that almost a quarter of men and over a third of women over 55 are estimated to have no natural teeth.
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
The Scottish government has announced that it will give £80,000 to fund veteran’s projects, including supported accommodation and outdoor pursuits to help veterans regain physical and mental strength. Commenting Convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Supporting Veterans in Scotland, Liberal Democrat Jeremy Purvis MSP said:
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
Commenting on Conservative calls for 'radical change' in Scotland's education system, Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson Margaret Smith said:
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
Scottish Government statistics released today show that the numbers of convicted criminals that go on to re-offend are shockingly high. 36% of individuals sentenced to custody (for their most recent conviction) in 2008-09, for a crime or relevant offence, had more than 10 previous convictions between 1999-00 and 2008-09.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
Gordon Lib Dem MP Malcolm Bruce has urged support for Aberdeen City Council’s plans for a third road crossing of the River Don.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
Returning from this weekend’s Scottish Liberal Democrat conference local Lib Dem PPC Jean Davis was upbeat about likely Party success at the upcoming election.
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Sat 6th Mar 2010
George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has slammed the SNP's "culture of secrecy" over the work of the Scottish Government in Brussels.
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Fri 5th Mar 2010
Scottish Liberal Democrats called for greater emphasis on a fairer society for all, at the party conference on Saturday.
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Fri 5th Mar 2010
Liberal Democrats have called for greater emphasis to be placed on energy generation being localised as they debated their blueprint for Scotland’s energy future at the party conference in Perth today.
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Fri 5th Mar 2010
Scottish Liberal Democrats have called for the introduction of a pupil premium to provide more money for Scottish schools as they debate their education policy at the party conference on Friday.
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Fri 5th Mar 2010
The Big Lottery Fund has announced a new £50 million investment in Scotland aimed at transforming the life chances of young people leaving care and fundamentally improving the lives of older people with dementia and their carers.
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Fri 5th Mar 2010
George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has called for the establishment of a supermarket regulator that can root out bad practices in the food chain.
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
Commenting the announcement by the Scottish Government on how £2.5 million of European funding will be made available to Scottish dairy farmers, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland George Lyon said:
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
Commenting the announcement by the Scottish Government on how £2.5 million of European funding will be made available to Scottish dairy farmers, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland George Lyon said:
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
Actor Colin Firth, former Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken Macdonald QC and musician Brian Eno have all contributed to a book entitled ‘Why Vote Liberal Democrat’.
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
The Association of Directors of Educations in Scotland (ADES) said today that greater flexibility is needed over the SNP pledge to have classes of 18 or fewer in primaries one to three. Commenting Liberal Democrat Education Spokeswoman Margaret Smith MSP said:
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
Commenting on the Audit Scotland report into the new arrangements for NHS waiting times, Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Ross Finnie MSP said:
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
Scottish Soft drinks company AG Barr is joining the UK wide scheme, Courtauld Commitment 2, in an effort to reduce household waste and cut product and packaging waste in the grocery supply chain.
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
Welcoming the visit by the Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson MSP to his constituency this lunchtime, Liberal Democrat MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Jeremy Purvis has said that the formal activation of the measures in the Waverley Rail Bill is a positive move. The activation is not the construction of the project, which is not due until after November 2011 when the Government aims to have signed a contract with a private sector consortium to build and run the railway.
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
At Question Time in the Scottish Parliament last week, Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, asked the Fisheries Minister, Richard Lochhead, what progress had been made in the review of the West of Scotland catch composition rules which are causing real problems for Orkney and other Scottish whitefish boats.
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Thu 4th Mar 2010
Commenting on the updated economic recovery plan released today by the Scottish Government, Liberal Democrat Finance spokesman Jeremy Purvis MSP said:
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Tue 2nd Mar 2010
George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has published his working document on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which is designed to provoke discussion on some of the key questions facing the industry.
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Tue 2nd Mar 2010
Commenting on the launch of the Government’s Active Nation campaign, Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott said:
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Tue 2nd Mar 2010
Commenting on The Scottish Secondary Teachers ‘ Association calls for a delay in implementing Curriculum for Excellence, amid concerns over whether secondary schools will be ready, Liberal Democrat Education Spokeswoman, Margaret Smith MSP said:
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Tue 2nd Mar 2010
Commenting on the IPPR report showing growing support for an English Parliament, Liberal Democrat Finance spokesperson Jeremy Purvis said:
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Mon 1st Mar 2010
George Lyon, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland, has voiced his concern that the debate on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is in danger of descending into divisiveness.
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