It has been a truly terrible and incredible week. War has returned to Europe following the completely unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. Most major cities are now surrounded and there…
This week the West Lothian Council budget for 2022/23 was finally agreed. The final document has revealed that yet again, the SNP administration at Holyrood have cut essential grant funding leaving…
Jacob Rees-Mogg has just been appointed “Brexit opportunities Minister”. To understand what the benefits and opportunities of Brexit, we need to understand where we are now. The famous blue…
The Scottish Government’s draft budget shows that there will be further deep cuts to the core revenue funding of all local authorities in Scotland. If approved, this will amount to a cut of £12.5…
With COP26 looming and the prospect of delegates from around the world attempting to get to Glasgow, it is probably not a good time for the RMT to expand their months-long strike action to cover the…
As of today, almost 16000 families in West Lothian are at greater risk of plunging into extreme poverty following the government’s decision to withdraw the Universal Credit uplift. While…
The West Lothian Liberal Democrats are looking for reassurance that the closure of St Michael’s Hospital in Linlithgow is only temporary. We are extremely concerned that elderly and vulnerable…
Is there any common good property in your local area? Let’s get it on the Register of Common Good and give it a little extra protection. West Lothian Council has a Register of Common Good – a list…
Conservative MPs are under fire for voting against a new law to tackle pet theft. In a vote on Monday 5th July, 354 Conservatives blocked efforts to make pet theft a crime in its own right, with…
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are fighting for the UK’s post-Covid recovery. We stand for: A country where wellbeing is underpinned by a vibrant economy, based on enterprise and fair employment…