I have never heard anyone in my earshot raise questions about Christine's age or her gender, and if they did, I would find it deplorable, and I would absolutely condemn it to the rafters.
Alex Cole-Hamilton
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October 11, 2026
There is no Venn diagram where our council group's values could intersect with those of Reform. I just cannot see circumstances where that would happen.
— Alex Cole-Hamilton
Ed is certainly the right person to lead us into the next election. He is the most successful Liberal leader in history.
Lib Dems are ready. All of the MRP polls say that we're sitting pretty on 72 seats and could gain handsomely from that, and we don't fear elections. We love them.
If you can build a budget with the backing of as many MSPs as possible, there's a stronger budget for it, and I know that's John Swinney's hope as well.
There are 2,000 Scots who, on any given night, are stuck in hospital, who should be home and could be if there was a social care package for them that just isn't there.
We have no power to control energy prices, but we do have the power to make it easier to heat Scottish homes, and the SNP just haven't delivered on that massive programme to get homes insulated.
We will exact a high price on a vote by vote, issue by issue, budget by budget basis.
With the arithmetic of the parliament as it is, we're now without question the most influential and powerful group in the parliament.
I think that parliaments, both in Scotland and in Westminster, should reflect the society, the demographic of the society that they served.
And if they did, I would find it deplorable, and I would absolutely condemn it to the rafters.
I worry that their continued refusal to do so will only cause more problems for the institutions they are abandoning, and in the most serious cases, that could result in tragedy.
It’s time the government stopped shrinking from responsibility and stepped in to help.
My party will continue to provide a voice for all those who have been affected by RAAC.
Another massive win for Liberal Democrats in the Highlands, and this time in the ward represented by the SNP leader of the council.
This loss of life must compel them to finally make the most of those powers and deliver the world-class drug services Scotland deserves.
How can there be any meaningful improvement to services if the Government are not prepared to reflect on what went wrong in the past?
I absolutely agree. The struggle for progress and equality is never truly won. We have to win it with every generation.
When you talk about displacement and othering, that is the language of the Third Reich.
I reflect, and I make no causal link between this and the attacks in Edinburgh on the weekend, but we did hear that half-naked man wielding an axe shouting about ‘protecting our country’.
Last month’s elections were the best results for us in twenty years. We came second in the constituencies. We took a huge leap forward in terms of votes and seats. We won in places we’ve never won before.
It won’t withstand first contact with reality and I look forward to you being able to chase us around wherever you are.
We’re not in an ivory tower here. You should be able to go wherever you want. It won’t withstand first contact with reality and I look forward to you being able to chase us around wherever you are.





