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
Ambulance response times almost double in 4 years 9th April 2018 The average time it takes an ambulance first responder to reach the scene of an emergency has almost doubled in the space of four years, new research has shown... Holyrood News
Push for free finance textbooks in schools 7th April 2018 A scheme to provide free textbooks to schools on personal finance would boost education and help the economy further down the line, the Scottish Conservatives... Holyrood News
9 out of 10 bike thieves get away with it 5th April 2018 The overwhelming majority of bicycle thefts in Scotland go unsolved, new figures have shown. Nearly 90 per cent of reports of a stolen pedal bike went without a... Holyrood News
GDP figures confirm Scotland's growth is half of the UK's 4th April 2018 New growth figures have confirmed Scotland’s economy only performed half as well as the UK’s over the whole of 2017. According to Gross Domestic Product (GDP)... Holyrood News
Funding cut results in fewest ever attempts to quit smoking 4th April 2018 TextThe number of smokers who tried to kick the habit last year fell to its lowest since quit-attempt records began, as the SNP government also cut funding into... Holyrood News
Kids as young as 8 referred for housebreaking 3rd April 2018 Hundreds of children, some as young as eight, have been reported for housebreaking in the last three years. Figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives have... Holyrood News
Ambulances forced to attend thousands of drink-related emergencies 3rd April 2018 Ambulance crews were forced to attend more than 15,000 emergencies last year where alcohol was to blame, it has emerged. Figures obtained by the Scottish... Holyrood News
Scottish Crime Survey reveals increasing violent crime 29th March 2018 The Scottish Crime Survey, published today, has identified increasing violence and exposes the fact nearly two-thirds of crime goes unreported. Specifically... Holyrood News
SNP has no idea how much the new benefits system will cost 28th March 2018 The SNP has been criticised by the country’s public spending watchdog for failing to work out the cost of implementing newly devolved benefits systems. In a... Holyrood News
We’re ready for a General Election 31st October 2019 We’re holding a general election on 12 December – so we can elect a new Parliament, get Brexit done and let the country move on. National News
A new deal: getting Brexit done and taking back control 17th October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – this is a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control. This new deal ensures that we take... National News
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National News
What Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal means 4th October 2019 As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may. MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum. More people... National News
Our education policy is improving the nation’s skills 4th October 2019 When Boris Johnson entered Number 10, one of his first acts was to get more money to our education system. That’s why we’re investing £14 billion in schools... National News
We’re ending low pay in work 3rd October 2019 People’s hard work and talents should be rewarded fairly. That has long been a key principle of Conservative government.We have made huge strides in the last... National News
