I am saddened to learn that Tavish Scott has decided to step down as leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. Tavish has been an excellent leader of the party and the bad, very bad, result on Thursday is not of his making. I’ve texted him this afternoon to pass on my personal thanks to [...]
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The Scottish Liberal Democrat Leadership
Posted: May 7, 2011 in Liberal Democrats, Tavish Scott MSP, Willie RennieElection 2011 : Scottish Liberal Democrats
Posted: May 4, 2011 in Liberal Democrats, Tavish Scott MSPDear Fraser, I wanted to email to thank you for the incredible efforts you’ve made over the campaign so far. The thing that drives me forward every morning is the knowledge that thousands of Scottish Liberal Democrat members and supporters are working so hard to get our message across on doorsteps right across the country. [...]
Tonight’s Scottish Liberal Democrat Broadcast
Posted: April 27, 2011 in Liberal Democrats, Tavish Scott MSPScottish Liberal Democrat Leader Tavish Scott was on Tay AM this morning, taking part in an election phone-in. Here’s the programme in full :
Tonight’s Scottish Liberal Democrat TV broadcast
Posted: April 8, 2011 in Liberal Democrats, Tavish Scott MSPTavish Scott : Liberal Democrats improving the Scottish Budget for students and colleges
Posted: February 9, 2011 in Education, Liberal Democrats, Tavish Scott MSPDear Fraser Today’s Scottish Budget is a major boost for students and colleges. It has delighted the National Union of Students who have said: “The Scottish Liberal Democrats have worked very hard for students on this issue” and “This is great news”. It will help tackle a crisis faced in Scotland’s colleges from 1st April [...]
Dear Fraser, I want so much better for Scotland in 2011 than we’ve had. And I don’t just mean the weather. People want a Scottish Government where we take the right, long-term decisions for the country, not for any political party. Take decisions that can build a stronger, better and more prosperous Scotland. So I [...]
Snow, snow and more snow – a Christmas message from Tavish Scott
Posted: December 24, 2010 in Liberal Democrats, Tavish Scott MSPDear Fraser, What a run in to Christmas – snow, snow and more snow! The kids have loved it and community spirit has returned to Scotland’s streets and pavements as we’ve dug out neighbours and their cars. But if you’ve been a traveller or commuter from Shetland to Edinburgh or Stirling to Glasgow it’s been [...]
Towards a fair and prosperous Scotland
Posted: October 10, 2010 in Liberal Democrats, Tavish Scott MSPThe Scottish Liberal Democrats have launched the party’s Pre-Manifesto in the run up to next May’s Scottish Parliamentary Elections. The Liberal Democrats will focus on creating jobs, reforming public services and restoring Scotland’s reputation for excellence in education. Scottish LibDem Leader Tavish Scott said, “We are focusing on three big themes. They are connected and [...]
Public expenditure, public waste
Posted: August 15, 2010 in Budget, Dundee City Council, Tavish Scott MSPOn Friday at lunchtime, Dundee City Council sneaked out a press release about budget cuts and its proposed way forward (“Estimated savings of 40 million needed over three years”), together with a report that will go before the Council’s Policy & Resources Committee a week tomorrow. I say “sneaked out” because the timing of the [...]
Tavish Scott discusses NHS bureaucrats after raising the issue at First Minister’s Questions last week.
Excellent article by Tavish Scott MSP in yesterday’s Scotland on Sunday – see http://tinyurl.com/tavishlibdems.
The Scottish Budget vote – breaking news
Posted: February 3, 2010 in Scottish Parliament, Tavish Scott MSPScottish Budget 2010 – from Tavish Scott MSP At the end of the Scottish Budget process for 2010 it is worth remarking on some points. Today the Scottish Liberal Democrats have achieved changes to Scottish Government programmes that reflect our priorities. The changes are the ones that we started this whole process campaigning on. We [...]
Latest updates …
Posted: January 14, 2010 in Tait's Lane, Tavish Scott MSP, Thomson Street, Waste ManagementA few Thursday updates : * This morning, along with councillor colleagues, I had a very useful meeting with the Waste Management Department and the Environmental Health & Trading Standards Department about the problems of refuse presentation at various locations. This gave the opportunity to raise issues in specific streets in the West End where [...]
Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Tavish Scott MSP, was in Dundee today to give his support for the city’s campaign to see improvements made to Dundee Rail Station. You can hear his news interview on Wave 102 below and read the article in today’s Evening Telegraph by going to http://tinyurl.com/tavishdundee. A former Minister of [...]
Tavish Scott interviewed by the media in Dundee today
Posted: January 13, 2010 in Rail Station, Tavish Scott MSPTavish Scott, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, was interviewed by Wave 102, Radio Tay, STV, the Courier, the Evening Telegraph and the Press and Journal during his visit to Dundee today. You can hear his comments on Wave 102 news, supporting Dundee’s campaign for an improved railway station, by clicking going to : http://tinyurl.com/wave102tavish
An excellent article by Tavish Scott in the latest edition of Scotland on Sunday : “As we move through the festive period, thoughts in Holyrood turn to the Scottish Government’s Budget. This is their third budget and a chance for ministers to make their choices clear. People are still losing their jobs – just before [...]
A New Year message from Tavish Scott MSP
Posted: December 31, 2009 in Liberal Democrats, Tavish Scott MSPDear Fraser The Scottish Liberal Democrats have ended 2009 very strongly and can look forward with confidence to 2010, which will be one of the most momentous in politics for generations. In the last month of the year our candidate Ashay Ghai gained the Bearsden South council seat from the Conservatives. It added to the [...]
The Scottish Liberal Democrats on Saturday informed all four parties in the Scottish Parliament that we intended to propose a motion of no confidence in Fiona Hyslop as Education Secretary. The First Minister has now bowed to pressure and sacked the Education Secretary. Commenting, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott MSP, said, “Since the weekend [...]
The ‘fat cat’ pay bill in Scotland
Posted: November 22, 2009 in Liberal Democrats, Scottish Parliament, Tavish Scott MSPGood for Tavish Scott in highlighting at last week’s First Minister’s questions the burgeoning cost of Scotland’s public bodies to the taxpayer, with the disclosure that at least 1 798 employees in the sector earn more than £100 000 a year. Six public sector executive board members are paid more than Gordon Brown, the Prime [...]
Tavish’s letter to Scottish LibDem members today …
Posted: October 29, 2009 in Liberal Democrats, Tavish Scott MSPDear member, You will probably have been as surprised as I was this week to see Labour and Conservative politicians queuing up to say they are worried that the giant mega-banks – supported by taxpayers’ money – are bad for the economy. You will remember that Liberal Democrats have been arguing that point since the [...]
Yesterday I was in Springburn, Glasgow to launch our campaign for the Glasgow North East by-election. Polling day is on 12th November and our candidate Eileen Baxendale has already been working hard for many weeks. Eileen has made a commitment to make personal face-to-face contact with as many voters as possible. The constituency will benefit [...]
This week I have been at the UK Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth. Our UK leader Nick Clegg is in very good form. He has his main leader’s speech tomorrow. But every day at conference he has been at meetings and rallies where he has shown real and persuasive strength. Our message from Liberal Democrats [...]
This morning, along with a number of other city councillors, I attended a briefing meeting shortly after receiving copies of the reports by former Fife Chief Constable Peter Wilson and independent social work consultant Jimmy Hawthorn into the circumstances surrounding the tragedy of Brandon Muir’s death. It is absolutely vital that the recommendations from today’s [...]
SNP failure on schools building programme
Posted: June 19, 2009 in Education, Liberal Democrats, Tavish Scott MSPTonight’s “Evening Telegraph” covered my concerns about the Scottish Government’s delays over the school building programme. I reproduce below two news releases this week from the Scottish Liberal Democrats on this subject: SCOTT ATTACKS DELAYS TO SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAMME Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott attacked Alex Salmond over massive delays to the school [...]
Yesterday, the Calman Commission on Scottish Devolution published its final report. It runs to some 300 pages and makes substantive recommendations on the powers of the Scottish Parliament, including financial powers and accountability, strengthened relationships between Westminster and Holyrood, and radical changes to the working procedures and rules of both Westminster and Holyrood. The report [...]
