Scottish Liberal Democrats

Alex Cole-Hamilton

Call for jobs guarantee for Scottish young people leaving care

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton

Scottish Lib Dem leader defends ‘fake news' interviews in Holyrood

The Liberal Democrats called for more investment in social care

Exclusive Scots patients waiting over two years for occupational therapy

Christine Jardine, Kevin Lang and Alex Cole-Hamilton

Lib Dem MP to quit after being told she is 'too old' for re-election

Edinburgh Airport chief: Scottish private jet tax 'deeply unhelpful'

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

'National scandal' as 2.4m Scots wait too long at A&E

The Caledonian Isles vessel sales into Ardrossan Harbour

SNP urged to extend ferries compensation fund to coastal communities

First Minister John Swinney celebrating the SNP's election victory.

Alex Cole-Hamilton: Pro-indy parties 'gamed the system' at election

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey and Scottish party leader Alex Cole-Hamilton celebrate the Holyrood election results (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

'Must do better': The SNP can't ignore voters' central message Christine Jardine

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Bus firm blames 30% cut in Mull passengers on CalMac ferry disruption

The Liberal Democrats raised concerns about ambulance response times

High risk patients 'waiting over an hour for an ambulance in Scotland'

John Swinney

SNP to fall short of overall majority at Holyrood election, poll finds

SNP candidate John Beare, who loves a photo with his glasses on his head

Election Diary: 'Intergrity', political vision and superheroes

SNP leader John Swinney waving from CalMac ferry Loch Seaforth as he arrived in Stornoway on April 8

Explainer What Scotland's political parties plan for transport

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, seen visiting the Glasgow City Mission, has a real passion for progressive politics (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Why one politician has stood out in the Scottish election campaigns Barrie Cunning

Alex Cole-Hamilton, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and SNP leader and First Minister John Swinney debate during a hustings event in the run-up to the Holyrood election

Explainer What Scotland's political parties have planned for arts and culture

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton

Exclusive Children waiting 'intolerably long' for neurodevelopment assessments

John Swinney is set to fall short of a majority, according to the poll

SNP three short of majority with Reform in second, poll finds

The Scottish Parliament

Explainer Holyrood Election 2026: Party manifestos and key pledges at a glance

The Liberal Democrats have raised concerns about long A&E waits

Exclusive Hundreds aged 95 and over faced 'catastrophic' 12-hour A&E waits

Reform's Scottish candidates with UK leader Nigel Farage

Exclusive Reform candidate 'knows about tourism because I grew up in a castle'

Ross Greer, Scottish Greens; Malcolm Offord, Reform UK Scotland; Russell Findlay, Scottish Conservatives; John Swinney, SNP; Anas Sarwar, Scottish Labour; and Alex Cole-Hamilton, Scottish Liberal Democrats, attend the leaders' Debate Night at Paisley Town Hall

Swinney put under pressure over health during first TV leaders' debate

GPs are under 'intense' pressure, it has been warned

Exclusive GP workload alarm as almost all family doctors take early retirement

The horrifying moment Nigel Farage's face emerged from beneath John Swinney's.

Election Diary: Bizarre cardboard cut-outs, judo and Kanye West

'Politics can be brutal': Alex Cole-Hamilton on surfing and Holyrood

Assisted dying should be brought back next term, says Lib Dem leader

The Scotsman's 2026 Holyrood hustings

Scotsman hustings RECAP: Politicians battle it out for Holyrood

Does SNP deserve yet another chance to fix Scotland? Christine Jardine

Scotland's political parties have been blitzing Facebook and Instagram with digital ads as the Holyrood campaign begins in earnest. Picture: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

ExclusiveAnalysis How SNP, Labour and others are using Meta and Google to target voters

The Scotsman

Line-up revealed for The Scotsman and Scotland 2050 hustings

Nigel Farage with his Scottish candidates

Exams to AI scans: Inside the curious world of MSP candidate vetting

The hustings on March 31 is your chance to grill politicians

The Scotsman and Scotland 2050 to host Holyrood election hustings

Pro-Brexit supporters celebrate as the UK formally leaves the EU at 11pm on January 31, 2020. Celebrations since then have been muted (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

What Scotland needs if it is to escape endless post-Brexit crises Christine Jardine

The number of pubs in some parts of Scotland has fallen by as as much as 60 per cent (Picture: Kirsty O'Connor)

Shocking pub closure figures show the industry is not crying wolf Scotsman comment

Finance Secretary Shona Robison and John Swinney eventually agreed to give the Liberal Democrats what they were looking for in the Scottish Budget, says Jamie Greene (Picture: Mike Boyd)

300 million reasons why Lib Dems were prepared to negotiate with SNP Jamie Greene

A ScotRail train at Edinburgh's Waverley Station

'So dirty you can hardly see out of them' ScotRail complaints soar

Jim Wallace addresses the congregation at Our Lady of Pochayiv and St Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Edinburgh in March 2022, when he was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Scotland needs more politicians like 'decent, thoughtful' Jim Wallace Scotsman comment

Scotland's former Deputy First Minister Jim Wallace has died

Former deputy first minister Jim Wallace dies following surgery

ScotRail has paid out almost £3m for delayed and cancelled trains since 2022. (Picture: Michael Gillen)

ScotRail disruption payments top £3 million since nationalisation

Christine Grahame MSP

A New Year's resolution for our MSPs: don't be a passenger Alistair Grant

A record number of early career teachers in Scotland are quitting the profession

Record number of 'demoralised' early career teachers quit profession

A general view of Grenfell Tower

SNP under fire for 'glacial progress' over cladding progress

Christine Jardine MP in the House of Commons Chamber

Edinburgh MP sacked from frontbenches over rebellion

A ScotRail train

Railway stations with the most cancelled services revealed

Caledonian Isles in Ardrossan harbour during sea trials on June 19

SNP under fire for 10,000 ferry cancelations due to technical faults

Trans rights protesters in Edinburgh (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Labour government reveals SNP talks over conversion therapy ban

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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