Alex Cole-Hamilton

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, centre, arrives with Daisy Cooper, front left, Layla Moran, front right, and parliamentary candidates for the Liberal Democrat conference at the Bournemouth Conference Centre

Only Lib Dems can fix broken Britain - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Alex Salmond, then SNP leader and his deputy Nicola Sturgeon, stand with the SNP's newly-elected MSPs after taking their oath in a swearing in ceremony at the Scottish Parliament in May 2007 (Picture: Getty)

The SNP tax bombshell just around the corner - Alex Cole-Hamilton

A taped off section inside a primary school affected with sub standard reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac). Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire

Scottish Government must act now on problem concrete - Alex Cole-Hamilton

More than 35,000 sewage-related items were picked off Scottish shorelines during beach cleans last year, according to the Marine Conservation Society

Scotland falls behind on monitoring sewage dumping - Alex Cole-Hamilton

In Scotland 1,051 people died as a result of drug overdoses in 2022

Modest progress on drug deaths hides fact we still have mountain to climb - Ale...

Michael Matheson MSP (then Net Zero and Energy Secretary) now Health Secretary

Tories take SNP lead on abandoning health targets - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Victims may feel they run the risk of being stigmatised

We need to talk about ‘stealthing’ - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem. (Photo: Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)

Israeli protests remind us how fragile democracy is - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Flames burn a forest during a wildfire in Vati village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on Tuesday. A third successive heatwave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of the country following more nighttime evacuations from fires that have raged out of control for days. (Picture: AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greek fires show we must double down on Eco policy - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Art has been shown to be a powerful platform to encourage the sharing of mental health experiences.

The SNP must use summer recess to reflect on in-school mental health support - ...

Edinburgh's new Sick Kids Hospital at Little France - over 300 children's operations in Lothian have been cancelled since 2019. Picture: Scott Louden.

Over 300 children's operations cancelled in Lothian

Edinburgh University principal Professor Peter Mathieson has been urged to 'act swiftly' over the current situation where students are graduating with unclassified degrees. Picture: Neil Hanna.

University urged to 'act swiftly' over unclassified degrees

Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman’s Illegal Migration Bill is back in Parliament. Credit: Getty Images

How the Conservatives are turning politics ugly - Alex Cole-Hamilton

At 75 the NHS is rightly our best-loved national treasure, says Alex Cole-Hamilton

At 75 our NHS is deserving of our care and attention - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Preston Lodge High School in East Lothian has closed off more than 20 rooms following the discovery of 'reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete' (RAAC)

Dodgy concrete in schools could be a serious risk to pupils – Alex Cole-Hamilton

Damp and mould complaints have shot up by 895 per cent in three years.

'Special approach needed for Capital's housing crisis'
Summit at Scottish Parliament hears shortage of supply is fundamental problem behind Edinburgh’s housing crisis

King Charles III after being crowned during his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey (Picture: Richard Pohle/WPA pool/Getty Images)

King Charles must stand up for democratic values and greater transparency

Humza Yousaf's SNP is haemorrhaging support (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP support is in freefall. I've never known anything like it

The mould is in every room and is of particular concern because Ms McFarland's one-year-old son has a heart condition

Mum 'too embarrassed' by mouldy flat to invite anyone home

Lord Frost, seen addressing Conservatives at their party conference, called for devolution to be put into reverse (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Conservatives once again show they're not champions of Union but a threat to it

Humza Yousaf needs to focus on running the country (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Yousaf must switch off SNP soap opera and address these five real-world problems

People should be able to enjoy Scotland's beaches and rivers without the risk of being covered in sewage (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

River and beach sewage discharges are getting worse, not better

Protesters pictured outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow earlier this year

Abortion clinic buffer zones should be a high priority for Yousaf

Nicola Sturgeon signs her official letter of resignation as First Minister to King Charles III (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Why I stood to become Scotland's next First Minster – Alex Cole-Hamilton

Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson meet at Bute House in 2019 when both were secure as First Minister and Prime Minister (Picture: Duncan McGlynn/Getty Images)

As SNP star wanes, Lib Dem revival shows we can be part of what's next

Green party minister Lorna Slater's deposit return scheme is an embarrassing shambles (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Why thousands of small drinks firms may stop selling their products in Scotland

Ukrainians take shelter in a humanitarian aid centre in the besieged town of Bakhmut on Monday (Picture: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

Brave Ukrainians like Sasha are fighting in defence of the democratic world
If you had to pick somewhere that could be described as “the worst place in the world” right now you’d be hard-pressed to find somewhere more awful than the town of Bakhmut on the eastern front of the war in Ukraine.

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf appears to be the new frontrunner in the race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon (Picture: Ken Jack/Getty Images)

Sturgeon's resignation brings Scotland to a real political turning point

A focus on flags and constitutional issues has distracted from pressing everyday political issues (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Signs point to the long-awaited decline of nationalism – Alex Cole-Hamilton

A Chinese balloon drifts above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, shortly before it was shot down by a US fighter jet (Picture: Chad Fish via AP)

Concerned by China's spy balloon? Its agents are active in Scotland too

Dental treatment should be universally available (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

SNP needs to realise not everyone can afford to a private dentist

Alex Cole-Hamilton has called for Barry Martin to be awarded the George Cross posthumously in honour of his extraordinary bravery.

Cole-Hamilton calls for George Cross for Edinburgh firefighter

Smoke billows out from the Jenners building on Edinburgh's Princes Street (Picture: BBC)

How our heroic firefighters are being short-changed by SNP – Alex Cole-Hamilton

Former SNP Cabinet minister Alex Neil said party leaders at Holyrood 'just want yes people, they want nodding asses, people who do as they’re told' (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA)

SNP's nodding donkeys must be put out to grass to end health crisis

-Stuart Crawford, a candidate in last year's East Lothian council elections, has resigned from the Lib Dems. Picture: Greg Macvean.

Former council candidate quits Lib Dems

As many as 1 in 6 people are resorting to DIY healthcare in Scotland after failing to secure a GP appointment, new research by Scottish Liberal Democrats found. PIC: Polina Tankilevitch/www.pexels.com

Rise in DIY healthcare echoes the backstreet surgery of Dickensian Britain

Liz Truss arrives at Conservative headquarters in London after winning the party leadership election (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Was 2022 the worst year in recent times? There's plenty of compelling evidence

Alex Cole-Hamilton said Lib Dem councillors had secured assurances that Edinburgh council was already working to remove its Hikvision cameras.

Chinese CCTV cameras ‘risk to national security’

Keir Starmer needs to fully commit to abolishing the House of Lords and should also back proportional representation (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Labour's constitutional reforms are welcome but there's one glaring omission

Alex Cole-Hamilton hopes his motion will encourage MSPs from across the parties to help save the Dog and Cat Home.

MSP steps in to save Dog and Cat Home from brink of closure

Theresa May's disastrous decision to call a general election in 2017 has a lesson for Nicola Sturgeon (Picture: Justin Tallis/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Wheels coming off Sturgeon’s clown car as opposition to her indy plan C grows

Theresa May's disastrous decision to call a general election in 2017 has a lesson for Nicola Sturgeon (Picture: Justin Tallis/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Wheels coming off Sturgeon’s clown car as opposition to her indy plan C grows

The NHS is struggling with a huge gap in its budget (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

National Care Service is an SNP power grab – Alex Cole-Hamilton

Donald Trump's 'alternative facts' have no place in Scotland (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP must apologise for Trump-style lie about wind power – Alex Cole-Hamilton

Trench warfare has returned to Europe following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine (Picture: Anatolii Stephanov/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine War shows why we must remember past conflicts – Alex Cole-Hamilton

Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton says there is a "golden opportunity to reimagine the UK". Picture: Lesley Martin/PA Wire

Lib Dems aim to double councillors

Picture: Scott Louden

Fire safety remedial work at new Edinburgh Sick Kids 'to start next year'

Hard-pressed NHS staff deserve a better deal (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

SNP's reward for NHS staff is unfair pay and unmanageable working conditions

The MS Victoria is accommodating refugees in Leith.

'Floating refugee camp' warning

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf was confronted by nurses on the sidelines of the SNP conference in Aberdeen (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Health Secretary snapping at nurses shows he's rattled about NHS crisis

The official opening of Queensferry Crossing by HM The Queen in 2017. Photo by Michael Gillen.

Edinburgh West politicians pay tribute to The Queen

Flags were lowered to half mast outside the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood following the announcement of the Queen's death. Picture: Jane Barlow.

Scottish leaders pay tributes to the Queen

Fares for ScotRail journeys have been frozen until at least March 2023. Picture: PA

ScotRail fares to be frozen until at least March 2023

We should welcome, not fear, a decline in the Scottish population

Readers' letters: Smaller population is good for Scotland

An overflowing bin in Princes Street - tourists are said to be taking photographs of Edinburgh's growing mounds of rubbish.

Talks on bin dispute but strike continues for now