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Lib Dem leadership candidate Willie Rennie vows to stand up to SNP
WILLIE Rennie, who was elected to the Scottish Parliament for the first time last week, has confirmed his bid to become leader of the Liberal Democrats at Holyrood.
Islands MP is clear favourite if post does become vacant
While the Lib Dems were reduced to only five MSPs in Holyrood last week, there are still 11 Scottish MPs to choose from should a reshuffle at the Scotland Office be considered.
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Profile: 'Accidental minister' who was thrust into front line
MICHAEL Moore's elevation to the post of Scottish Secretary came about last year as a result of the resignation of Lib Dem Treasury Chief Secretary David Laws, following revelations about his expenses.
Ewan Crawford: An unerring ability to make the wrong choice
Jumping on the Labour bandwagon has now left the Lib Dems looking like stooges both north and south of the border
Interview: Tavish Scott, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader
SO THERE we were, sitting on the porch of a hotel in Connel, basking in the Argyll sunshine, drinking in the views over Loch Etive on a gorgeous Thursday morning, talking football and music and escapism from the pressures of life.
Scots go cool on change to voting system as the Lib Dems get heated
SCOTS look set to turn their backs on reform of the Westminster voting system in the forthcoming referendum on a switch to the AV alternative vote system of electing MPs.
Referendum battle is damaging coalition: Chris Huhne
Liberal Democrat Cabinet minister Chris Huhne has warned the Conservatives that dirty tactics in the alternative vote battle are damaging the coalition.
Double blow for Nick Clegg on crunch AV vote
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg's hopes of winning the referendum on changing the voting system have suffered a setback, with leading political figures joining the push for a No vote.
Tavish Scott sets out Lib Dem objection to police plan
LIBERAL Democrat leader Tavish Scott will set out his party's opposition to a single police force in Scotland at the Scottish Police Federation's annual conference next week.
Nick Clegg aide in quit threat over English NHS reforms
One of Nick Clegg's closest allies has threatened to quit unless the government slows down the pace of its controversial NHS reforms in England.
Senior Lib Dem gives backing to Alex Salmond
THE Liberal Democrats' troubled Holyrood election campaign has been dealt a major blow by a long-serving former MSP, who said Alex Salmond was "the only one" to lead Scotland in the years ahead.
YouGov polls explained
YouGov polls are conducted online, with samples drawn from a 320,000-strong panel of volunteers from across? the UK, representing people from all social groups.
Danny Alexander under fire from elder statesman
FORMER Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has attacked Treasury Secretary and party colleague Danny Alexander over his intervention in the military bases review.
Nick Clegg blasts banks
Nick Clegg said he wanted to "wring the necks" of bankers who threw Britain's economy into turmoil and forced the coalition to bring in austerity measures.
Eddie Barnes: As the Lib Dems at Westminster have found to their cost, honesty really is the best policy
NICK Clegg can still do The Speech. Addressing the Scottish Lib Dem conference in Perth at the weekend, the reaching-out-of-the-telly charisma and the pleading sincerity was as passionately crafted as always.
Peter Jones: Lib Dems have missed a trick on gain in federalism
It's maybe not a vote-winner and there's nothing in writing, but Britain's evolving constitutional structure will probably prove enduring
'Stress the positives', Clegg tells Lib Dems
NICK Clegg sought to deflect attention away from government cuts and his support for university tuition fees yesterday, using a pre-election speech to urge Scottish delegates to sell the positives of the party's controversial 10-month period in office.
Embattled Lib Dems offer fuel duty cut to island and remote communities
THE Scottish Liberal Democrats attempted to bolster their dwindling poll ratings today with the announcement of plans to reduce fuel duty in island and remote communities at their spring conference in Perth.
By-election humiliation for Lib Dems in sixth place
LIBERAL Democrats today finished in a humiliating sixth place in the Westminster by-election in Barnsley Central.
Have Lib Dems become too hard to swallow?
Whether or not the polls can be believed, Ian Swanson says the Liberal Democrats are facing a difficult election in Scotland
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