Carers must be better recognised in the next Scottish Parliament with guaranteed respite support and a renewed 2016 Carer's Act to learn the lessons of the pandemic, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have announced plans to cut energy bills and tackle fuel poverty by declaring home insulation a national strategic priority, doubling fuel poverty budgets and increasing incentives for all homes.

North East candidate Rosemary Bruce and the Scottish Liberal Democrats have announced their bold plans to shake up the business rates system and to lower the tax burden for smaller businesses struggling to compete with bigger online competitors.

Lib Dem candidate for Angus & Mearns Michael Turvey has offered his help to a local community charity, the Brechin Healthcare Group, who are campaigning to transform the former Brechin Infirmary site into a new Health & Wellbeing Hub.

As nominations close, Scottish Liberal Democrats have announced their list of candidates for the North East of Scotland and are pledging their commitment to make recovery from the pandemic their number one priority as MSPs.

Responding to the announcement from Alex Salmond that he will stand for the Scottish Parliament on the North East Scotland list, lead candidate for the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Rosemary Bruce said:

“Alex Salmond is yesterday’s man. He has spent the last year publicly battling with the party for which he was leader for over two decades.

The Scottish Liberal Democrat's lead candidate for the North East, Rosemary Bruce has welcomed a landmark Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) transition deal with the UK Government, describing it as a 'vital cornerstone in our transition to a green economy'. 

The Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for the North East region and Aberdeenshire West constituency, Rosemary Bruce has today criticised the Scottish Government for diverting their attention to an independence referendum instead of focusing on the pandemic.

Conservative MPs in the North East have been criticised for backing the “dangerous & draconian” Police Bill. In a letter to Andrew Bowie MP, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Aberdeenshire West and the North East region, Rosemary Bruce has urged the Conservative MP to “stop the dangerous and draconian Bill in its tracks”.