Scottish National Party

LIB DEM ATTACK BACKFIRES ON TAVISH Commenting on the salaries of senior members of the public sector and the Lib Dem’s misguided attack on the SNP Government Highlands MSP Dave Thompson said: “As we face a recession members of the public will expect any Government or local authority to take great care of taxpayers money. “Unfortunately for the Lib Dem’s Tavish Scott’s attempts to blame the SNP have backfired badly as lavish Tavish's Lib Dem administration signed off bonus after bonus. “The salaries or bonus structure for Scottish Water, Scottish Enterprise and Visit Scotland were all agreed under the previous Liberal Democrat and Labour ... Read Full Story

The Electoral Commission has said that the Liberal Democrats can keep donations worth £2.4m that it had been alleged came from a man convicted of theft. The money came via a company, 5th Avenue Partners Ltd, to the Lib Dems. In November 2008 Michael More: continued here Read Full Story

LIB DEM WESTMINSTER FRONT BENCHER: “TIME HAS COME FOR MINIMUM PRICING” MATHESON INVITES DON FOSTER TO HOLYROOD TO DISCUSS POLICY WITH MSPs The Scottish National Party have welcomed the intervention by a senior Liberal Democrat MP and Front Bencher at Westminster, in which he fully supports minimum pricing of alcohol. Speaking at a “Business in Sport and Leisure” conference in London (reported in The Publican on 12 November) Don Foster, the Lib Dems’ shadow culture spokesperson, said: “I truly believe the time has now come to be looking at a scheme for minimum pricing.” This directly contradicts the stance of the Liberal Democrat leadership ... Read Full Story

SNP MAINTAINS “EXTRAORDINARY” POLL LEAD AS VOTERS BACK SALMOND GOVERNMENT OVER HALF WAY THROUGH TERM 40% BACK SNP WESTMINSTER “ALL TO PLAY FOR” AS HALF SCOTS STILL TO DECIDE The SNP today hailed a new opinion poll from TNS, published in the Herald which shows the SNP leading Labour by 10 seats at the next Holyrood election. The extraordinary results, for a party over half way through its first term in office show the SNP at 40% on the constituency vote, 8 points above Labour and 7 points above the party’s electoral high point in the 2007 elections. The poll of 980 people conducted ... Read Full Story

REFERENDUM CONFUSION FROM LIBDEM BY-ELECTION CANDIDATE. The Lib Dems confusion over a referendum on Scotland’s constitutional future continued today as their candidate in the Glasgow North East by-election denied the party was to review its position in a special conference this weekend. On Newsnight Scotland last night (Tuesday) candidate Eileen Baxendale denied that a review was taking place saying; “we’ve got a policy, we’re not looking at our policy…” and when asked about the conference stated: “I’m puzzled by what your saying. Our policy is clear…” The Lib Dems have announced a review of their position on a referendum to be led by Ross ... Read Full Story