Category Archives: political

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has set out plans to increase the range of healthcare, diagnosis and treatment in local communities with more services delivered through pharmacies and GP surgeries. The party says that super-specialisation and centralisation of health … Continue reading →

Scottish Liberal Democrats will include in their manifesto a commitment to raise the starting age for formal schooling to 7, transforming how children learn in what is currently P1 and P2. The longer early years phase will still be mandatory … Continue reading →

The Scottish Liberal Democrats want to boost teaching and will include the following in their manifesto: More in-class support to help every child reach their potential; A guaranteed job for every teacher for smaller class sizes; An end to the … Continue reading →

The Scottish Liberal Democrat will include in their manifesto new proposals for the future of adult social care. These proposals include: The setting of national care service standards with funding put in place to meet those standards; Scrapping charges for … Continue reading →

The Scottish Liberal Democrat will include in their manifesto a package of proposals designed to boost the economy and help Scotland put the recovery from the pandemic first, with a focus on skills and long-term career advice, new graduate placements … Continue reading →