Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP 🔶🇺🇦
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP 🔶🇺🇦
@alex.scotlibdems.org.uk
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Western. Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. Kremlin sanctioned. Dad. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇦
A senior member of Reform is going to prison for taking bribes from the Russians.

We need to keep the stench of Russian interference out of our politics.

The Scottish party should now confirm there will be no bags of roubles arriving for them and their colleagues.
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Thousands of people who want to get on with their lives are stuck in hospital waiting for care packages and assessments.

You can’t fix the NHS if social care is broken.

Every delayed discharge pushes up A&E waits and leaves ambulances queued outside hospitals.
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Before politics I was a youth worker, and I worked with charities supporting unpaid carers.

Our unpaid carers do a vitally important job and without them our health service would collapse.

We need to give them more support so they can continue to care for the people they love.
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
What an achievement last night was for Steve Clarke’s men and this generation of players.

Now that we've qualified for the World Cup, let’s push the boat out at home so we can make the most of every twist and turn, and fingers crossed a few more wondergoals.
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I attended the protest outside of Rockstar North in Edinburgh this evening to stand in solidarity with the more than 30 workers across the UK, including a number of my constituents who have been sacked.
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Edinburgh University is facing financial trouble, and the UCU said as many as 1,800 jobs could be at risk.

Our universities are built on the hard work of their staff, and we lose them at our peril.

That's why I raised this issue with the Minister for Higher Education today.
November 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This morning I had the opportunity to speak on a panel at the RCN Activists Conference.

It is clear NHS staff are working under immense pressure right now.

That's why I want to see more investment in social care to help people leave hospital on time and reduce pressures.
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Scotland’s drug deaths crisis is a national tragedy, which is why my party have long called for radical action to stop people dying.

One measure I would like to see is for naloxone kits to be located like defibrillators in communities across Scotland to tackle overdoses.
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In the budget, Scottish Liberal Democrats secured £4.5m for specialist long Covid support.

For years long Covid sufferers would have been better off moving to England due to the lack of support in Scotland, with this new funding I am hopeful we can begin to turn the corner.
September 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
While our campaign teams were knocking down the Blue Wall, we were winning more seats than the Scottish Conservatives north of the border.

We can overtake them in May too.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats WILL beat the Conservatives.
September 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Transported back to 6th year common room and university halls by a tight-as-a-drum performance by Oasis at Murrayfield tonight. So so good.
August 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Whether the SNP candidate is Kate Forbes, Ian Blackford or another nationalist, they are all tarred by their government's neglect of the Highlands.

Next May, everyone in the Highlands can change that by voting for a Liberal Democrat local champion.
August 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I've been at the Black Isle show today talking to people about the uncertainty facing Scottish agriculture.

Our farmers are the best in the world.

It’s time both our governments recognised their invaluable contributions and backed a thriving future for Scottish agriculture.
August 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch is a top target seat for the Scottish Liberal Democrats, having won the equivalent seat at Westminster last year.

Andrew Baxter is best placed to beat the SNP in the constituency and will be a hard working local champion for the Highlands.
August 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Waits for a driving test are far too long because bots and scammers are buying up test spots before people can book them.

Both test centres in Edinburgh are seeing waits of 24 weeks.

The DVSA have put in place additional measures but now we need to see waiting times cut.
July 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM