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9 October 2025 – today’s Scottish press releases

By Mark Valladares | Thu 9th October 2025 - 11:55 pm

Trust in SNP hits new low
Cole-Hamilton to Swinney: When will communities properly benefit from renewables projects?
Greene responds to Ardrossan Harbour news
SNP and Greens kill addiction recovery bill

Trust in SNP hits new low

Responding to an embargoed survey which shows that satisfaction with the Scottish Government has fallen to its lowest level on record, with satisfaction in the NHS at a new low, Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie MSP said:

Satisfaction in John Swinney’s government is the worst in the history of the Scottish Parliament and is even lower than Humza Yousaf’s.

It’s time for a change.

Cole-Hamilton to Swinney: When will communities properly benefit from renewables projects?

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that local communities are “shivering in the shadow of turbines” as he challenged the First Minister on the Scottish Government’s outdated guidance, which means local communities are not properly benefiting from hosting renewable energy projects.

Speaking during First Minister’s Questions, Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

When companies generate renewable energy, they are expected to give money back to the local community.

But the amount of cash we’re talking about is absolutely pitiful because the rules haven’t changed in more than a decade.

All the while, people are still shivering in the shadow of turbines, unable to heat their homes.

So will the Scottish Government listen to the Liberal Democrats, to Highland Council, to Shetland Council, and change those rules to cut energy bills for local people?

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29 May 2025 – today’s press releases

By Mark Valladares | Thu 29th May 2025 - 11:15 pm

Davey on tariffs: summon the US ambassador as Trump chaos “putting Liz Truss to shame”
“Scandal” as 400 military families forced to face emergency housing repairs over VE day anniversary
Greene comments on stalemate fears over Ardrossan harbour buyout plan
Fiscal forecasts expose SNP financial mismanagement coming home to roost
Lib Dems back Presiding Officer in Ross row
Cole-Hamilton calls for national RAAC fund

Davey on tariffs: summon the US ambassador as Trump chaos “putting Liz Truss to shame”

Responding to the US Court of International Trade ruling that blocks many of Trump’s tariffs, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:

The Government must urgently summon the US ambassador to clarify what this court ruling means for Starmer’s recent deal with Donald Trump. The levels of chaos from Trump’s economic policy is putting Liz Truss to shame.

“Scandal” as 400 military families forced to face emergency housing repairs over VE day anniversary

New research obtained by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that 442 military families had to call for urgent repairs on their state-provided housing over the week of VE-day commemorations – with a massive 64,000 requests for urgent repairs clocking up since January 2024.

Parliamentary questions submitted by the Liberal Democrats have revealed that over 440 urgent repair requests were filed by service families in state-provided military homes over the VE-day week.

The party has condemned the Government’s “hypocrisy” as the statistics have come to light. They’ve said it’s “a scandal” that so many serving families had to deal with the fallout of poor accommodation, particularly during a week of celebration for the service of the UK’s Armed Forces personnel and veterans.

The investigation, led by Helen Maguire – the party’s defence spokesperson – also revealed that a massive 64,258 urgent repair requests had been filed by military families since January 2024.

The harsh winter months saw the highest number of callouts by families in military homes, with 5,921 urgent requests submitted in January 2024 and 5,546 in January 2025.