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Our plan to Put Recovery First
If elected in May 2021, the Scottish Liberal Democrats will: Deliver an Education Bounce Back plan that: raises the age for the start of formal schooling to seven provides more in-class…
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Young people still facing mental health wait
Over a quarter of children and young people referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Scotland are waiting over 18 weeks for treatment, according to recent figures from Public Health…
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Commission to look into violence against women and girls
Scottish Liberal Democrats this week called for a commission to look into violence against women and girls and consider ways to make society more hospitable to them. Party leader Willie Rennie and…
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West Lothian Council budget cuts to hit tenants
If you live in a Council house in West Lothian, your rent will be going up by 3% next year. The Council's decision will hit people who are struggling with rising fuel costs and reduced income.…
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Lib Dems win hundreds of millions of extra funding for schools, mental health, business support and councils
At this time of crisis for our country, the very least that the public can expect is that political parties work together to put the recovery from the pandemic first. Liberal Democrats have…
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Scottish Women’s Convention marks International Women’s Day
Last night I attended an incredibly moving and humbling event at the Scottish Parliament run by the Scottish Women’s Convention to mark International Women’s Day We all know how amazing and…
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Shocking rise in domestic abuse
It has been shocking to learn this week that West Lothian has reported the greatest increase in domestic violence incidents in Scotland in the past year, up by a staggering 18%. It is true to say…
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Litter, litter, everywhere...
Virtually everybody I have spoken to in Livingston South during these past few months has told me how absolutely fed up they are with the amount of litter in our green spaces. We have some…
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Youth unemployment in West Lothian has doubled
A report in the Linlithgow Gazette shows that the number of young people enduring unemployment in West Lothian has doubled during the pandemic. The number of young people claiming unemployment…
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The need for local input in healthcare decision-making
The SNP have been centralising NHS services under the radar for years and sadly this pandemic has exposed the fault-lines in their mis-managed policy. The Scottish Liberal Democrats have long…