Alex Cole-Hamilton

Lib Dem victor Kevin McKay makes his speech after the Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart by-election result was announced

No wonder Lib Dem colour is yellow - Sue Webber

Survival rates for lung cancer are low

Scotland deserves a government that will move mountains for cancer patients - Al...

You’ll have two ballot papers in the Scottish Parliament election

Life’s a peach with the Lib Dems - Alex Cole-Hamilton

A map shows the location of the two Cramond sites where sewage spills are a risk

'Sewage spills could spoil summer trips to Edinburgh beauty spot'

The petition calls for nightly closures of the Hawes car park

Helping residents end motorbike nightmare - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP delivers a speech. Picture: Andrew MacColl/Shutterstock

A future Liberal vision of Scotland in 2050 - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Willy Barr, manager at the Citadel in Edinburgh, has long fought against cuts to youth work services

Youth work is key to tackling rise in violence - Alex Cole-Hamilton

John Swinney accused of complacency over sewage problem

Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur addresses the assisted dying bill debate in the Scottish Parliament (Picture:Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

The right to a good death - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Housing costs are eating up incomes, says Alex Cole-Hamilton

It all boils down to skills, planning and housing - Alex Cole-Hamilton

First Minister John Swinney during a press conference in Bute House, Edinburgh

Why I’m attending the First Minister’s extremism summit - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Jamie Greene MSP has quit the Tories for the Lib Dems

The MSP who came in from the cold - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Campaigners protest against sewage discharges

Time to turn the tide on sewage dumping scandal - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Mark Stanley, Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham in Adolescence

Adolescence holds a vital mirror up to our society - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian Sue Webber

Greens seek to punish vital charity - Sue Webber

A rally by university union members outside the Scottish Parliament (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Universities facing existential crisis - Alex Cole-Hamilton
In 1999, around the time the first MSPs of the reconvened Scottish Parliament were being sworn in, I was preparing to take up another kind of elected office.
Alex Cole-Hamilton

(L-R) Katy Ralph, COO at Ralph Sayer,, Tzana Webster, Head of Estate Agency at Ralph Sayer, MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton

Alex Cole-Hamilton hails revitalisation of former Army HQ

Cheerleading can be very positive for those who participate

An unlikely champion for cheerleaders - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky with Donald Trump and JD Vance in the Oval Office

Trump’s visit should still go ahead, for now - Alex Cole-Hamilton

The crisis in social care means delays freeing up hospital beds (Photo: Adobe)

Solve the crisis in social care - Alex Cole-Hamilton

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Special relationship is under great pressure - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Many patients are suicidal or intent on hurting themselves

Culture of cruelty - Alex Cole-Hamilton

An artist's impression of the new Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion

New eye pavilion thanks to Lib Dem budget win - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Scotland’s drug death rates among adults are among the worst in the world

Given the worst possible start in life - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Elon Musk during a campaign rally for Donald Trump

Donald and Elon’s friendship won’t see 2026 - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with President Xi Jinping of China during a bilateral meeting in November (Picture: Stefan Rousseau)

We need to talk about Chinese intentions - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Finance Secretary Shona Robison announces the draft Budget for 2025-26 to MSPs at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood

The past is catching up with SNP after 17 years - Alex Cole-Hamilton
When their coal-ition with the SNP collapsed and the Scottish Greens were booted out of Bute House, Scottish politics shifted on its axis. Nothing was predictable anymore.
Alex Cole-Hamilton

Homelessness can lead to early and preventable death

Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and MSP - Alex Cole-Hamilton

By-election victor Louise Spence surrounded by supporters celebrating her win

Fury as councillor resigns days after being elected

People are sometimes waiting hours on end for an ambulance

New approach to fix crisis in social care - Alex Cole-Hamilton

A woman stands in a window of a hostel for displaced persons damaged by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on Monday, November 11. (Picture: AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

The international reality of Donald 2.0 - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Misery caused by anti-social driving prompts debate in parliament

We can reinvigorate that sense in young people of having a stake in the society around them

Finding fault with youth of today nothing new - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at Greensboro Coliseum (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Taking a leaf from The Donald’s playbook

MSP 'horrified' at safety failures in hundreds of council homes

Many ADHD sufferers are rationing and sharing medication

Let’s get to grips with ADHD crisis - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Liz Truss during the Conservative Party Conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. Picture: Jacob King/PA Wire

Race to the bottom in the Tory party - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion. Picture: Greg Macvean

Ministerial visit and statement on Eye Pavilion before 6-month closure

The current Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion was declared not fit for purpose in 2014.

Call for statement to Scottish Parliament on Eye Pavilion closure

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey arriving on stage to give his keynote speech at the party's autumn conference at the Brighton Centre in Brighton. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Road ahead is brighter than ever for the Lib Dems - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Call for urgent action on medicine shortage and waiting lists

Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney during the 2014 indy campaign

After 10 years Scotland has chance to move on - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Finance Secretary Shona Robison gives a Scottish Government Pre-Budget Fiscal Update at Holyrood on Tuesday, September 3. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire.

Chickens come home to roost for the SNP - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Scotland still has the worst drugs death record in the UK and Europe

We must end Scotland’s drug death record - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth celebrates with students at Madras College in St Andrews on SQA results Day 2024. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

SNP are not up to the job of education - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Prime Minister, Keir Starmer's Labour party hold 411 seats in Parliament

Our electoral system needs a PR makeover - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at her campaign headquarters on Monday. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Why America matters for all our futures - Alex Cole-Hamilton

The ERI has been under severe pressure

More than 10,000 waited over 4 hours in Lothian A&Es last year

Angus MacDonald is elected to the Inverness, Skye, and West Ross-shire constituency

Carrying forward Charles Kennedy’s legacy with pride - Alex Cole-Hamilton

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MSP defends renting out cabin in his garden on Airbnb

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey took a bungee jump during a visit to Eastbourne Borough Football Club in East Sussex while on the General Election campaign trail. Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Behind the stunts there’s a serious message - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Alex Cole-Hamilton during a visit to Craigie's Farm in South Queensferry to launch the party's general election manifesto

RHS shows us the vitality of rural Scotland - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton and Liberal Democrat deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain during a visit to Craigie's Farm in South Queensferry to launch the party's General Election manifesto

Care is at the heart of who we are - Alex Cole-Hamilton

John Swinney, Douglas Ross, Anas Sarwar, and Alex Cole-Hamilton will take part in the debate

How to watch tonight’s Scottish leaders' election debate

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey and Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton launch the Scottish party’s election campaign in North Queensferry. As part of the campaign launch, the leaders of the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish Liberal Democrats met with candidates, parliamentarians and activists

We’ll get the basics right for young people - Alex Cole-Hamilton