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
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News