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”.

The Scottish Liberal Democrat's top candidate for the North East region, Rosemary Bruce has today welcomed additional education funding secured by the party's leader Willie Rennie in this year's Scottish budget.

Aberdeenshire West Liberal Democrats have chosen Rosemary Bruce as their candidate for the Aberdeenshire West constituency in the Scottish Parliament election on May 6th. Rosemary is also the Scottish Liberal Democrat lead list candidate for the North East of Scotland region.

The Scottish Government have been accused of leaving local communities behind in their 14 years in government, by a North East councillor.

North East councillor and Scottish Liberal Democrat spokesperson on social care Rosemary Bruce has joined calls by MSPs to declare a mental health emergency in Scotland.