In February, Lib Dem Councillors Vaughan Moody and Eric Gotts succeeded in convincing the Council to consider the future of unused red blaes pitches as part of their five year Sports Pitches Strategy.

I’m so proud of our party for having the guts to do what nobody else will: be honest with the Scottish public about the state of our education system in Scotland, what we want to do about it and how we need to fund it.

Following disagreement on proposals to underwrite a further £4.4 million for the Huntershill sports complex, the Liberal Democrat Group on East Dunbartonshire Council have made the decision to withdraw from the administration.

Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesman Liam McArthur MSP has warned that by distributing funding aimed at closing the attainment gap to individual councils and schools, the Scottish Government is ignoring the needs of disadvantaged children across the country as a whole.

The leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats Willie Rennie MSP has today spoken of his vision for Scotland over the next five years.

Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokeswoman Alison McInnes MSP has today said that judging by the SNP’s record on policing, they are making it up as they go along.

Scottish Liberal Democrat peer Jeremy Purvis today called for transparency over negotiations on the fiscal framework agreement between the Scottish and UK governments.

Liberal Democrat Lord Jeremy Purvis has called on the SNP to back his bill which will see a Constitutional Convention.

"The new powers that will be delivered to Scotland through the new Scotland Bill are very welcome", said Lord Purvis.

"We also need to secure the full powers for Wales set out in the Silk Commission. But piecemeal devolution cannot deliver the stability we need.

Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokeswoman Alison McInnes MSP today said the SNP cannot pretend to stand up for human rights at Westminster while they ignore them in Scotland.

Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesman Liam McArthur MSP has today criticised a last-minute move by the Scottish Government to strip local authorities of the power to set school days.