"People up and down the west coast are waking up to the reality that having SNP MSPs has not given them a ‘seat at the table’ with the Scottish Government – it has given them a licence to be ignored, talked down to, and worse still, mocked." @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social

Wishing Christians in Scotland, the rest of the UK and around the world a peaceful and blessed Good Friday.

This year, Scottish Liberal Democrats are all about peaches. Peach ballots that is, not the fruit. That's because no matter where you live you can use your peach ballot to vote for change with fairness at its heart with the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

All across Scotland, people are feeling the pain of Trump’s illegal war with Iran. The Chancellor cannot just stand back and let Trump's illegal action bring Scotland's economy to a standstill. We need action- that's what the Liberal Democrats are focused on.

📺Tune into STV at 19:00 tonight to watch Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP's leaders interview on Scotland Tonight

The SNP have played fast and loose with Scotland’s economic future by presiding over a worrying decline in key STEM subjects. Pupils are missing out on hundreds of teachers who are needed to inspire them, lift attainment and propel them towards high-skill, high-pay jobs.

Business is the beating heart of Scotland. But the SNP Government doesn’t get business and their track record proves they don’t care about it. Too many are going bust and high streets are struggling to survive.

It is abysmal that nine in 10 new primary school teachers can’t get full-time, permanent employment. The SNP have broken promise after promise to teachers and children, with huge numbers of secondary and primary teachers now stuck on temporary contracts.

Then again, ferries painted in SNP colours would at least represent an upgrade from the SNP’s history of launching boats with painted-on windows.

The tale of Alex and the Giant Peach📖🍑

Another fake SNP ferry launch. How tone deaf can you get to the plight of islanders right now. The SNP just don't get it.

Right now, people in Argyll & Bute and up and down the west coast are facing yet more ferry crises. This is a fiasco entirely of the SNP’s creation. Parliament must be recalled so that we can debate a plan for helping residents and businesses.

We need to recall the Scottish Parliament. Right now, people in Argyll & Bute and up and down the west coast are facing yet more ferry crises. That's why I am calling for Parliament to be recalled so that we can debate a plan for helping residents and businesses.

On #TransDayOfVisibility we celebrate trans people and stand with the trans community against hatred and discrimination. To all our trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming members, supporters, friends and followers: We respect you, we value you - today and every day.

The SNP are wreaking never-ending havoc for islanders, coastal communities and business along the west coast. It is an out-and-out disgrace. Only the Scottish Liberal Democrats have laid out plans for a new ferries bill to guarantee vessels are built on time and within budget.

🚨Even the National agrees: the Lib Dems can stop an SNP majority. If you want to stop an SNP majority then vote for local Liberal Democrat Sanne Dijkstra-Downie in Edinburgh Northern.

If someone is at risk of falling behind or feeling disengaged from education, they shouldn’t just be allowed to fall by the wayside. We are campaigning for a Youth Work Bill to give young people more opportunities to have fun, discover their talents and grow in confidence.

The Lib Dems have the wind in our sails. In many constituencies we are on the verge of winning against the SNP but wherever you are, every vote for the Scottish Liberal Democrats on the second peach ballot will deliver change with fairness at its heart.

🚨 Breaking news from the National: the Liberal Democrats can stop an SNP majority. By voting for Liberal Democrat Sanne Dijkstra-Downie in Edinburgh Northern you can stop John Swinney getting the majority he desperately wants.

Liberal Democrats are winning again. We are poised to take constituencies off the SNP right across Scotland. In seats right across the Highlands, in Argyll and Bute, Strathkelvin and Bearsden and Edinburgh Northern, it is only the Liberal Democrats who can beat the SNP.

Before politics I was a youth worker. Under the SNP, too often these kids are written off. Scottish Liberal Democrats are campaigning for a Youth Work Bill to give young people more opportunities to have fun, discover their talents and grow in confidence and ambition.

Did you say peach? No matter where you live you can use your peach-coloured regional ballot to elect a hard working Lib Dem MSP.

The SNP are wreaking never-ending havoc for islanders, coastal communities and business along the west coast. It is an out-and-out disgrace. For this failure alone, the SNP do not deserve a single vote in island or rural Scotland.

Scottish Lib Dems are motoring in this campaign 🚤 We can beat the SNP in our 10 target seats and deprive John Swinney of a majority. But wherever you live, you can elect a local champion Lib Dem MSP on the peach coloured regional ballot.

We’re making a speedy start to this campaign because Scottish Liberal Democrats believe in getting things done. Scottish Liberal Democrats have shown that we are serious about getting you the fair deal you deserve. The more MSPs we have, the more we can get done.

Scottish Liberal Democrats are winning again. We are poised to take constituencies off the SNP right across Scotland. But wherever you are, every vote for the Scottish Liberal Democrats on the second peach ballot will deliver change with fairness at its heart.

🔶We just launched our campaign for the Holyrood elections🔶 I’m bursting with excitement for the campaign ahead. I will be travelling all over our country letting people know that the Liberal Democrats are winning again.

🚨 We just launched our Holyrood election campaign! We are raring to go and in our 10 target constituencies we can beat the SNP and deprive John Swinney of the majority he craves. But wherever you live, you can elect a Lib Dem MSP on the peach-coloured regional ballot.

Scottish Liberal Democrats are winning again. We are poised to take constituencies off the SNP right across Scotland. But wherever you are, every vote for the Scottish Liberal Democrats on the second peach ballot will deliver change with fairness at its heart.

Beatrice Wishart made her final speech in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon. Beatrice has been a tireless advocate for Shetland ever since she was first elected in 2019, and we wish her all the best for the future!

"So can I pose a challenge to the leaders of every political party with ambition to return Members here: That they will commit their parties to a campaign, and next term of parliament which uses their privilege of platform wisely and debates with decency." @jamiegreeneuk.bsky.social

You can’t fix the NHS if social care is broken. Waits for care packages increases delayed discharge, pushes up A&E waits and leaves ambulances queued outside hospitals. We have a realistic plan to raise the wages of care workers and attract more people into the profession.

The SNP are letting Scotland become a free-for-all dumping ground. The almost non-existent consequences for flytippers risks emboldening them. For too long, waste gangs have pocketed millions in illegal earning, poisoning our environment and messing up neighbourhoods.

At the next election, there is everything to play for in Edinburgh. Council by-elections show that support for Labour, the SNP and the Conservatives is collapsing because they have all let you down. Scotland deserves better - and with the Liberal Democrats you can vote for it.

Malcolm Offord has just proved why he and his party should be nowhere near politics or power. During this car crash interview, this mansion-residing lord showed he only has a manifesto for peddling intolerance, ignorance and division.

The Conservative Party has already become Reform lite, but now it seems Reform is full of Tories who think their former party isn’t extreme enough. Scottish Liberal Democrat candidates are taking the fight to Reform and their extreme ideas.

The new Edinburgh Northern seat is going to be a straight fight between the Liberal Democrats and the SNP. By backing the Liberal Democrat candidate Sanne Dijkstra-Downie in May, voters can elect a strong local champion and beat the SNP in Edinburgh Northern.

With our team of candidates Lib Dems are poised to win right across Scotland. Both in constituencies where we are set to beat the SNP and on the peach regional ballot too. No matter where you live you can elect a Lib Dem MSP and that vision of change with fairness at its heart.

Liberal Democrats are winning again. We are poised to take constituencies off the SNP right across Scotland. In seats right across the Highlands, in Argyll and Bute, Strathkelvin and Bearsden and Edinburgh Northern, it is only the Liberal Democrats who can beat the SNP.

Every drug-related death in Scotland is a tragedy, but to see the number rising yet again is an outrage. The Scottish Government needs to properly fund drug and alcohol services, move faster on pill-checking, and ensure emergency naloxone kits are available in public places.

It is excellent to hear Margaret MacGill is finally back home. However, the fact that she had to stay in hospital as long as she did is frankly a disgrace. No one should be left languishing in hospital because the right support in the community is not available to them.

Under the SNP, people are facing abominably long waits at A&E. A&E waits will continue to soar if we don’t fix the underlying crisis in care; Scottish Liberal Democrats are the only party banging our drum about this.

At next May’s election, Argyll & Bute will be a two-horse race between the SNP and the Scottish Lib Dems. From Cowal to Campbeltown, only we can end years of SNP failures and deliver change with fairness at its heart for everyone in Argyll & Bute.

Make no mistake: Argyll and Bute is a two-horse race between the Scottish Liberal Democrats and the SNP. It’s time for change with fairness at its heart, and you can get that by backing the Scottish Liberal Democrats on your ballot paper in May.

Our thoughts are with the people of Dunblane and in particular the families of those who lost their lives 30 years ago today. We must never forget this tragedy.

300 times last year, maternity wards across Scotland recorded safety concerns about being short staffed. That is almost treble what it was at the start of this parliament. Don’t Scotland’s mums deserve better?

In November, Parliament backed a Scottish Liberal Democrat amendment and voted for an independent review into maternity services in Caithness, giving hope to families. What we have now is a review led by an SNP minister instead. Why is the SNP defying the wishes of Parliament?

There were no inspections at Skye House between 2017 and 2024. 7 years. That is nothing short of an absolute scandal. During that time, teenagers in crisis were subjected to cruelty, restrained with excessive force, and humiliated.

Scottish families who rely on heating oil are being left to bear the brunt of shocks to the global market in their bills. The UK Government must provide immediate relief for households who are grappling with rocketing oil and gas prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East.

We have an inspection regime for a reason, to pick up on deficiencies of practice and care. And yet, there wasn’t an inspection of Skye House between the years of 2017 and 2024. That is an absolute scandal.