Third consecutive year of falling teacher numbers
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie has today called on the Scottish Government to turn around a third consecutive year of falling teacher numbers.
10 Dec 2024
Save our green belt
The Government has doubled the housebuilding target for Stockport, weakened the protections on a third of our precious green belt, and is forcing the Council through Ministerial Directives and threats to adopt a Local Plan which will let developers target green belt first.
We oppose this government’s ‘developers charter’ and need your voice. Do you agree with us that the green spaces that make our area special need to be preserved, and new housing should first be built on brownfield sites, after the infrastructure is provided with schools, improved transport, and GP places guaranteed? Help us send a message to Government and make Labour listen to local people.
Find our more about the local plan on our frequently asked questions page.
Save our green belt
Do you agree with us that the green belt needs to be preserved, brownfield sites prioritised, and schools, transport, and GP places guaranteed?
833 suspected drug deaths in just 9 months
Responding to Police Scotland figures showing that there were 833 suspected drug deaths between January and September 2024, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
10 Dec 2024
Bristol
Bristol City Council Backs Lib Dem MP Roz Savage's Climate and Nature Bill
Lib Dems lead Bristol’s support for the CAN Bill, introduced in Parliament by Lib Dem Roz Savage MP.
10 Dec 2024
Extraordinary Meeting of Council to Address “Serious Failures” Blocked by Labour
Southwark Labour have blocked the Liberal Democrats’ calling of an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council to address “Serious Failings” found by an independent housing watchdog.
10 Dec 2024
MP launches canal and river talks
Local MP Gideon Amos has launched discussions aimed at increasing the leisure and tourism potential of the historic Bridgwater and Taunton Canal and the River Tone for the county town.
10 Dec 2024
Tim Farron asks minister to tackle excessive second home ownership in Cumbria
Last night in Parliament, local MP Tim Farron asked the Minister for Housing and Planning to allow local councils and national park authorities to limit the number of second homes in Cumbria.
10 Dec 2024