Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Cole-Hamilton responds to hackers’ threat of publishing NHS stolen data
Responding to the news that a ransomware group is threatening to publish a huge cache of stolen data from NHS Dumfries and Galloway, which includes confidential information on patients, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
27 Mar 2024
Bus journeys plummet by 31%
Scottish Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Daniel O’Malley has accused the SNP Government of "decimating Scotland's bus network" as new figures published today reveal that bus journeys have plummeted by 31% since 2011.
27 Mar 2024
Sewage spills rise: 21,660 “disgusting” sewage dumps in 2023
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today demanded that the SNP and Greens stop defending outdated sewage standards as new Scottish Water figures revealed a 10% increase in the number of sewage dumps in 2023.
27 Mar 2024
Scotland's sewage crisis 40% worse than previously thought
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today accused the Scottish Government of being "defenders of outdated sewage standards" as figures published by Scottish Water revealed that that there were an additional 5,668 sewage dumps in Scotla
27 Mar 2024
Sewage dumps by Thames Water doubled last year
New figures released by the Environment Agency show that Thames Water discharged sewage a staggering 74,693 times last year, a...
27 Mar 2024
Alistair Carmichael - Westminster
Apology needed as government U-turns on medical certificates for small fishing vessels – Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael has welcomed news that the government has today U-turned on medical certificate requirements for fishing vessels under 10m, but called for ministers to apologise for the fear created by the policy.
27 Mar 2024