http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Aberdeen South Liberal Democrats en-GB Aberdeen South Liberal Democrats http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Aberdeen South Liberal Democrats 2010-03-10T05:00+00:00 United Kingdom http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001784/purvis_veterans_must_be_given_same_care_as_in_england.html The Scottish government has announced that it will give £80,000 to fund veteran’s projects, including supported accommodation and outdoor pursuits to help veterans regain physical and mental strength. Commenting Convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Supporting Veterans in Scotland, Liberal Democrat Jeremy Purvis MSP said: 2010-03-10T00:01+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001782/smith_raising_attainment_must_be_motivation_for_change.html Commenting on Conservative calls for 'radical change' in Scotland's education system, Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson Margaret Smith said: 2010-03-10T00:01+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001785/brown_reoffending_figures_appallingly_high.html Scottish Government statistics released today show that the numbers of convicted criminals that go on to re-offend are shockingly high. 36% of individuals sentenced to custody (for their most recent conviction) in 2008-09, for a crime or relevant offence, had more than 10 previous convictions between 1999-00 and 2008-09. 2010-03-10T00:01+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001783/snp_must_respond_to_depressing_teeth_figures__finnie.html Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Ross Finnie MSP has revealed that almost a quarter of men and over a third of women over 55 are estimated to have no natural teeth. 2010-03-10T00:01+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001781/brown_never_any_justification_for_domestic_abuse.html More than 2,000 people were arrested during a two-month crackdown on domestic violence, Scotland's biggest police force said today. During an eight-week campaign, Strathclyde Police officers attended 3,961 incidents of domestic abuse, though that was a 24% drop in the number of such incidents reported to police in the same two-month period a year ago. Commenting, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesman Robert Brown said: 2010-03-10T00:01+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001778/lib_dems_targetting_success.html Returning from this weekend’s Scottish Liberal Democrat conference local Lib Dem PPC Jean Davis was upbeat about likely Party success at the upcoming election. 2010-03-08T14:51+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001768/a_fairer_society_for_all.html Scottish Liberal Democrats called for greater emphasis on a fairer society for all, at the party conference on Saturday. 2010-03-05T18:12+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001769/lib_dems_launch_green_energy_commission_report.html Liberal Democrats have called for greater emphasis to be placed on energy generation being localised as they debated their blueprint for Scotland’s energy future at the party conference in Perth today. 2010-03-05T18:09+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001770/lib_dems_set_out_commitment_to_fair_start_for_every_child.html Scottish Liberal Democrats have called for the introduction of a pupil premium to provide more money for Scottish schools as they debate their education policy at the party conference on Friday. 2010-03-05T18:06+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001771/odonnell_welcomes_investment_in_big_lottery_fund.html The Big Lottery Fund has announced a new £50 million investment in Scotland aimed at transforming the life chances of young people leaving care and fundamentally improving the lives of older people with dementia and their carers. 2010-03-05T10:00+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001772/boost_to_scottish_dairy_farmers_welcomed_by_lyon.html Commenting the announcement by the Scottish Government on how £2.5 million of European funding will be made available to Scottish dairy farmers, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland George Lyon said: 2010-03-04T14:10+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001773/colin_firth_ken_macdonald_and_brian_eno_on_why_to_vote_liberal_democrat.html Actor Colin Firth, former Director of Public Prosecutions Sir Ken Macdonald QC and musician Brian Eno have all contributed to a book entitled ‘Why Vote Liberal Democrat’. 2010-03-04T06:52+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001776/mcarthur_calls_for_urgency_on_lifting_damaging_west_coast_fishing_rules.html At Question Time in the Scottish Parliament last week, Orkney MSP, Liam McArthur, asked the Fisheries Minister, Richard Lochhead, what progress had been made in the review of the West of Scotland catch composition rules which are causing real problems for Orkney and other Scottish whitefish boats. 2010-03-04T00:01+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001775/health_secretary_must_tackle_unfair_postcode_lottery__finnie.html Commenting on the Audit Scotland report into the new arrangements for NHS waiting times, Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Ross Finnie MSP said: 2010-03-04T00:01+00:00 http://aberdeensouthlibdems.org.uk/news/001774/lib_dems__snp_not_grapsed_the_severity_of_economic_situation.html Commenting on the updated economic recovery plan released today by the Scottish Government, Liberal Democrat Finance spokesman Jeremy Purvis MSP said: 2010-03-04T00:01+00:00