After years of underinvesting in our military, we are exposed and unprepared. We cannot afford to sit on our hands while Putin’s aggression intensifies.
By investing now in six new warships, we can ensure Britain has the defence capabilities we need to stand up to the Kremlin.
The decision on Jackdaw must mark the tipping point for the transformation - not a fresh excuse to put it off.
It's time to drive down demand for gas and wean ourselves off fossil fuels. It's why Lib Dems are calling for the rapid expansion of climate-friendly heating systems.
Money raised from the North Sea should help the people who work in it.
That means paying for retraining, so offshore workers can move into good jobs in renewables, and building up a supply chain here in Scotland so those jobs are created at home, not overseas.
British farmers are the backbone of not just our countryside, but our country.
Yesterday, I highlighted how the Government is failing farmers with unclear SFIs.
Then, the Conservatives failed to back British Farmers.
The Lib Dems are the only party working for farmers.🌾🧡
Tonight, Conservative MPs failed to back British farmers in Parliament.
The Liberal Democrats will keep fighting for farmers and pushing for the support our rural communities deserve.
Tonight, join Debate Night in Dollar
On the panel: Keith Brown, Jenny Young, Julie MacDougall, Duncan Dunlop, and Mark Ruskell
Wednesday 21st October, 9pm on @BBCScotland and @BBCiPlayer
Apply to be in the audience now: https://t.co/vA7qdgCcaP
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It's unacceptable that patients are stuck in waiting rooms for hours on end.
Too many beds are occupied by people who can’t get the care package they need to return home. We need to fix the underlying problems in social care, letting people leave hospital with the care they need.
It’s taken me a while to share this, but I was genuinely touched by @Jamie4North’s kind words.
Politics can be challenging, so recognition from someone in another party means a lot.
Thank you, Jamie, for your kindness.
https://t.co/kARE8XT8FB
Ed Davey & LDs have been consistently correct on Trump (including the impact of his war on our cost of living), also on the Johnson/Farage bungled Brexit deal & climate change = nothing new, so media say not newsworthy! Wiser LDs know extremist nonsense gets headlines NOT votes!
@RebelHQ I was too late, but happy to see the legendary Sir Stirling Moss! My only connection is that he received his Knighthood at the same investiture which I received my MBE from the then Prince of Wales. A great day, Sir Stirling was charming with the admiring crowd 😀
The crisis in social care is at the heart of these pressures, but the SNP have failed to tackle it.
We need to get people the care packages they need, letting them leave hospital on time and freeing up bed space for new patients.
We will get a lot of chancers with no background in local governance jumping on the bandwagon offering 'expertise' now this issue appears on the agenda. But Keith Yates really is expert with vast experience. This should be read, he should be heard.
https://t.co/5UeMue926J
"... Ed’s critics risk handing the Tories and Reform the keys to No 10 by chasing headlines rather than seats." https://t.co/saCk6isa4s from a media management POV, this is how it is done, not behind a paywall on a Friday afternoon when the Greens are in headlines/meltdown
The atmosphere at our conference in Edinburgh was buzzing🔶
After doubling our number of MSPs in May, we now have the perfect springboard into electing more Liberal Democrat councillors next May!
@andyjameshicks Clearly couldn’t fundraise enough in Scotland, but chose to use money from E&W separate party - on the quiet - seems incongruous to say the least given their stance on “independence”!