Jo Swinson’s vision for 21st Century Liberalism
Jo Swinson’s keynote speech to Scottish Conference yesterday tackled many current issues from climate change to the challenges faced by developments in automation and technology which threaten 1 in 3...
View ArticleWillie Rennie’s Christmas Message: Scottish Lib Dems stand up for better...
Embed from Getty Images Here is Willie Rennie’s Christmas Message: May I wish everyone a Merry Christmas. 2017 was the year the Liberal Democrats turned the corner. We started winning elections again...
View ArticleScottish Liberal Democrats highlight perinatal mental health
As Mental Health Awareness Week draws to a close, Willie Rennie again used his questions to the First Minister to highlight the crisis in Scotland’s mental health provision: Post-natal depression and...
View ArticleA sneak preview of the Scottish Autumn Conference Agenda
This year’s Scottish Liberal Democrat Autumn Conference takes place much later than usual. It’s been delayed by the Referendum and will take place in Dunfermline on Saturday 22nd November. There’s just...
View ArticleWillie Rennie launches Scottish Liberal Democrats manifesto for a “Decade of...
Edinburgh West is clearly the place to launch your election manifesto these days. However, when Willie Rennie, Mike Crockart and Jo Swinson launch the Scottish Liberal Democrat manifesto it won’t be in...
View ArticleScottish Liberal Democrat Alison McInnes saves our civil liberties…again
There may only be five Scottish Liberal Democrat MSPs,sadly, but by heavens they have delivered incredible things. As Justice Spokesperson for the last four years, Alison McInnes has stopped the SNP...
View ArticleFancy a chance of dinner with Hugh Grant? Just donate to Lib Dems before...
View image | gettyimages.com We thought they’d done well persuading John Cleese to have dinner with a lucky donor to the party. And it’s a miracle that some of us have any cash left. However, now that...
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Scottish Liberal Democrats gather together and start the climb
Last Sunday well over a hundred Scottish Liberal Democrats gathered together in a very warm room in Edinburgh to mull over the election results. Two of our defeated MPs, Mike Moore and Alan Reid made...
View ArticleRennie: Scottish Liberal Democrats are listening
It’s 4 years since Willie Rennie became Scottish Liberal Democrat leader this week. He was elected in the wake of a crushing electoral defeat and he celebrates this anniversary in the wake of another...
View ArticleJo Swinson to take part in Willie Rennie’s gender balance working group
Willie Rennie has announced the four members of his working group into improving gender balance which he announced last month. He made it clear that he wants to see the party adopt a raft of measures...
View ArticleScottish Party elections: Willie Wilson: My pitch for Convener
It is a privilege to have been nominated for the post of Convener of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. We find ourselves at a difficult time for the Party. Our electoral base, both at Holyrood and...
View ArticleScottish Party elections: Sheila Thomson: My pitch for Convener
I am seeking election as Convener of the Scottish Liberal Democrats because I believe Scotland needs a strong Liberal Democrat party at all levels of representation from our individual communities,...
View ArticleSheila Thomson elected Convener of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Sheila Thomson has been elected Convener of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. She beat Perth Councillor Willie Wilson and gained a spooky 666 votes. Sheila has been Conference Convener for the past 3...
View ArticleScottish Lib Dems to oppose jail terms of less than a year
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have announced another major policy. A few weeks go, they announced their penny on income tax to raise £475 million for investment in education. Today, Justice...
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It’s postal vote polling day!
As postal votes start hitting doorsteps in our elections, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have compiled a list of things people should know. Here are 6 of them: We’re the only party with a plan to...
View ArticleWillie Rennie invites 1.6 million Remain voters in Scotland to join the...
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View ArticleWATCH: Willie Rennie’s speech to Scottish Liberal Democrat conference...
Yesterday, Scottish Liberal Democrats had their Autumn Conference in Dunfermline. Here is Willie Rennie’s leaders’ speech. The text is below. You can imagine that this was not the speech I was...
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Linda’s last day
I can’t quite imagine Clifton Terrace without Linda What will we do without Linda? An utter legend Variants of the above have been said so many times in Scotland in recent weeks, ever since it was...
View ArticleLord Steel’s membership suspended over evidence to child abuse inquiry
Late last night, former Liberal leader David Steel’s membership was suspended by the Scottish Liberal Democrats last night pending an investigation into the evidence he gave to the Independent Inquiry...
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Aiming high: Scottish Liberal Democrats launch “Stop Brexit” manifesto
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are the only party in Scotland who want to keep Scotland in the UK and the EU. You would not expect a Willie Rennie manifesto launch to be boring. Sadly, there were no...
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