http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Ayrshire & Arran Liberal Democrats en-GB Ayrshire & Arran Liberal Democrats http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Ayrshire & Arran Liberal Democrats 2008-07-08T22:05+01:00 United Kingdom http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000028/lib_dems_offer_alternative_to_constitutional_treacle.html A report ahead of the Holyrood elections from Scottish Liberal Democrat party leader Nicol Stephen to his party's Executive Committee has set out compelling new evidence which shows that when the public think that Lib Dems can win they are significantly more likely to vote Liberal Democrat. 2007-03-28T13:37+01:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000029/scott_slams_labour_gimmicks_and_tory_irrelevance.html Commenting on David Cameron's visit to Edinburgh, Liberal Democrat Election Director Tavish Scott said: 2007-03-27T00:00+01:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000027/jim_wallace_msp_calls_for_more_powers_for_the_scottish_parliament.html Former Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and MSP for Orkney, Jim Wallace has used his last speech in the Chamber to call for more powers for the Scottish Parliament. 2007-03-22T00:00+00:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000026/nicol_stephen_calls_for_real_action_to_tackle_climate_change.html Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Nicol Stephen has commented on the publication of the draft Climate Change Bill. 2007-03-14T14:03+00:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000025/nicol_stephen_msp_officially_launches_ayrshire__arran_lib_dem_website.html Nicol Stephen MSP, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and Deputy First Minister, officially launched the website of the Ayrshire & Arran Liberal Democrats at Scottish Party's Spring Conference last weekend. 2007-02-22T00:00+00:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000024/nicol_stephen_msp__leaders_speech_to_scottish_liberal_democrats.html It's great to be back in Aviemore when it's at its busiest and its best. 2007-02-21T12:55+00:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000023/menzies_campbell_mp__speech_to_scottish_lib_dem_conference.html For me politics is about determining what is in the national interest and acting upon it. 2007-02-21T12:48+00:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000022/ayrshire_lib_dems_head_to_aviemore_conference.html From Friday the 16th to Sunday the 18th of February the Scottish Liberal Democrats meet together for their Spring Conference. 2007-02-13T16:55+00:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000021/government_should_be_more_bold__nora_radcliffe_msp.html Scottish Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Nora Radcliffe MSP has reacted to news that the First Minister is to mark the 5th anniversary of his environmental justice speech with a keynote address on the environment. 2007-02-07T13:12+00:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000020/menzies_campbell_states_that_preelection_opportunism_will_not_solve_union_debate.html Commenting on the three hundredth anniversary of the Union, Liberal Democrat Leader Menzies Campbell said: 2007-01-17T13:03+00:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000019/scott_slams_snp_slogan.html Liberal Democrat MSP Tavish Scott has slammed the new SNP slogan "1707 no right to choose - 2007 the right to choose". 2007-01-17T12:49+00:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000018/nicol_stephen_calls_for_devolution_not_revolution.html On the 300th anniversary of Scotland's Parliament voting to join a union with England, Nicol Stephen MSP, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, has called for a serious debate about more powers for the Scottish Parliament. 2007-01-17T12:41+00:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000017/jim_hume_tops_south_of_scotland_regional_list.html The Scottish Liberal Democrats have selected farmer and businessman Jim Hume to top the South of Scotland list for the May 2007 elections to the Scottish Parliament. 2007-01-11T14:48+00:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000015/liberal_democrats_condemn_government_post_office_closure_announcement.html The Liberal Democrats today condemned the Government's 2006-12-15T13:44+00:00 http://ayrshirelibdems.org.uk/news/000013/commuters_to_be_clobbered_again_by_first_scotrail.html Iain Dale, Convenor of Cunninghame Liberal Democrats, has reacted angrily to the news that First ScotRail are again to raise ticket prices by an inflation busting 4.3%. The rises in fares takes place in January. 2006-11-28T14:33+00:00