By-Election East Livingston and East Calder Friday, 9 July, 2021 We kick-started the leafleting campaign for David Philip in the East Livingston and East Calder by-election this evening. First port of call was Uphall. Feel like helping out? contact :- [email protected] Local News
Holyrood to be given chance to scrap p1 testing 13th September 2018 MSPs will have the chance next week to formally vote against the mandatory testing of primary 1 schools pupils, it has been revealed. The Scottish Conservatives... Senedd News
School safety improved by including building reports in school inspections 11th September 2018 The Scottish Conservatives are calling for building reports to be made part of school inspections in order to ensure safety of children and staff. The call... Articles
By-election triumph in Brown’s back yard proves Labour are a ‘busted flush’ 7th September 2018 A Scottish Conservative victory in a Fife council by-election in Gordon Brown’s home patch proves Labour are a busted flush, the party have said. Candidate Dave... Articles
SNP must launch ‘fake Yes’ probe after Iran revelations 23rd August 2018 The SNP has been urged to launch a full investigation into the scale of ‘fake Yes’ online organisations – after Facebook removed independence-supporting pages... Articles
‘Unacceptable’ decline of purposeful activity in prison continues 14th August 2018 The steady decline of purposeful activity in Scotland’s prisons has continued in 2017-18, a trend branded ‘unacceptable’ by the Scottish Conservatives. The... Articles
Early cancer detection rates declining 31st July 2018 Statistics published today show that early cancer detection rates have decreased, falling even further behind the Scottish Government target. In 2012 the SNP... Articles
B7015 repaired after councillor highlighted issue. 28th July 2018 In May, Councillor Damian Timson, Councillor for East Livingston and East Calder, had visited the B7015 between East Calder and the A71 to highlight its poor... Local News
Someone injured every hour in Scotland’s mental health wards 21st July 2018 A person sustains an injury at a mental health unit in Scotland every hour, new figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives have revealed. According to the... Articles
Number of Scots studying medicine sinks to new low 19th July 2018 The number of Scots securing a place at university north of the border to study clinical medicine has dropped to its lowest since the SNP came to power. Figures... Articles
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
