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Welcome to the official website of the Scottish Liberal Democrats in the Greater Glasgow region.
The Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom are led by Nick Clegg MP. The Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats is Tavish Scott MSP.
In Glasgow Region, the Party now has 10 Elected Representatives:
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Scottish Parliament - Robert Brown MSP
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European Parliament - George Lyon MEP
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South Lanarkshire Council - Councillor David Baillie, Councillor Eileen Baxendale
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Glasgow City Coucil - Councillor Dr. Christopher Mason, Councillor Mary Paris, Baillie Margot Clark, Councillor Paul Coleshill, Councillor Kenneth Elder & Councillor Alex Dingwall.
There are great opportunities for the Liberal Democrats in Glasgow Region. You can find out more about the great opportunites for the party in Glasgow and offer your help on this website, if you want to get involved further please contact me at: Ann@glasgowlibdems.org.uk or you can help our cause further by joining the party on-line.
To join the party please click here.
Robert Brown: Better solution must be found for Hallside Primary
Mon 22nd Feb 2010
The arrangements put in place by South Lanarkshire Council to deal with the overcrowding at Hallside Primary School have been described by Glasgow Liberal Democrat MSP Robert Brown as "totally ridiculous". Mr. Brown has been contacted by a number of concerned parents about the issue. He is asking for an urgent meeting with South Lanarkshire's Director of Education, Larry Forde.
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Robert Brown attacks Somerfield closure
Sun 21st Feb 2010
The imminent closure of Burnside's Somerfield store has been slammed by Glasgow MSP Robert Brown. Mr. Brown has called on the prospective purchaser to make an immediate statement on their intentions for the future of the site. He said that, if the intention was, as had been rumoured, to build flats, the whole basis of the purchase by the unnamed purchaser of the store site was unsound.
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Corntonvale Prison Improvements Needed
Mon 15th Feb 2010
A call for action to improve arrangements at Corntonvale Prison, Scotland's main prison for female offenders, has come from Glasgow Liberal Democrat MSP Robert Brown. Mr. Brown was speaking during a debate in the Scottish Parliament on a report on Corntonvale by the Parliament's Equal Opportunities Committee.
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BROWN: TASERS ARE POLICY DECISION WHICH SHOULD BE DEBATED IN PARLIAMENT
Mon 8th Feb 2010
Glasgow MSP Robert Brown has serious concerns about the proposed taser pilot scheme being taken forward in the Strathclyde area and feels that this is a policy decision to be taken by the Scottish Government. Under the pilot scheme, tasers are to be issued to selected police officers in two areas in Strathclyde following only 3 days training. Up till now, tasers have been available only to trained firearm officers as a less lethal alternative to the use of firearms by the police.
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"Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain. "
Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary
www.libdems.org.uk - 2 March
"I think people are entitled to expect a sensible, stable government at a time when the country is facing very, very acute choices. We take what the markets are worrying about immensely seriously. We will not take any risk with the creditworthiness of the economy. "
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Financial Times - 3 March
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