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Let's target support at children who need it most

Posted by Jenny Marr | Updated 2016-02-04

I loved school. Every minute of it. It wasn’t the best school in Scotland but I always felt that everyone was on my side, and would make sure I had every opportunity to fulfil my potential. Whatever it was.

Jardine welcomes New Pitsligo speeding clampdown

Posted by Jenny Marr | Updated 2016-01-19

Aberdeenshire East Liberal Democrat Christine Jardine has welcomed assurances from Police Scotland that action will be taken to clampdown on speeding on New Pitsligo High Street.

Christine Jardine: Community spirit triumphs but deserves support

Posted by Jenny Marr | Updated 2016-01-12

It seems a very long time since that moment, at the end of December, when all of our communities were planning for Hogmanay, free of the stress of widespread and unprecedented flooding.

Jardine: Faster support needed for councils to help flood victims

Posted by Jenny Marr | Updated 2016-01-11

Aberdeenshire East Liberal Democrat Christine Jardine has called for improved, and faster, financial support for the councils in the wake of the serious flooding.

McInnes slams SNP over breath-taking complacency on North Sea jobs

Posted by Jenny Marr | Updated 2016-01-05

Scottish Liberal Democrat North East MSP Alison McInnes today accused the SNP of breath-taking complacency on North East jobs after a senior government backbencher talked down the challenge facing Scotland's energy industry.

McInnes: 'Save Aberdeen’s Albyn House in 2016'

Posted by Jenny Marr | Updated 2016-01-04

Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokeswoman Alison McInnes MSP today called for assurances from the Scottish Government that it will continue to support the specialist alcohol and drug detox facility at Aberdeen's Albyn House.

Rumbles urges residents to have say on policing

Posted by Jenny Marr | Updated 2016-01-04

Liberal Democrat candidate for Aberdeenshire West Mike Rumbles is urging residents to take part in the Strategic Police Priorities survey being carried out by the Scottish Government.

Watch Christine on Scotland 2015

Posted by Jenny Marr | Updated 2015-12-15

Christine Jardine, Scottish Lib Dem candidate for Aberdeenshire East, discusses the Scottish Government review of the council tax on last night's (Mon 14th) Scotland 2015.

Jardine calls for action on train overcrowding

Posted by Jenny Marr | Updated 2015-12-15

Action needs to be taken to reduce overcrowding on trains on the Aberdeen to Inverness line, says North East Liberal Democrat Christine Jardine.

Ms Jardine, her party’s candidate in next year’s Holyrood elections, says the situation is becoming intolerable for many passengers and has called for action from the operator, and is writing to the SNP transport minister, Derek McKay, to ask him to give the issue some attention.

Calls for police to issue figures of officers in Angus being moved to control room in Dundee

Posted by Jenny Marr | Updated 2015-12-15

Calls are being made for the police to issue the numbers of officers in Angus who are being moved off the streets to a control room.

Angus campaigner Sanjay Samani has called on Chief Superintendent Eddie Smith to issue the figures.

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