Dundee Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidates Allan Petrie and Alison Burns have today welcomed plans by the Scottish Liberal Democrats to make the council tax fairer.The proposal is to exempt less well off pensioners from the council tax.
Alison Burns, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Dundee City West in May's Scottish Parliamentary election, today criticised her Labour opponent's call for a single fire service across Scotland, saying that centralised fire services would be less responsive than the current Fire and Rescue local boards across Scotland.
Former SNP councillor for Pitkerro and leading child protection campaigner Allan Petrie was today formally adopted as the Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Dundee City East.
Liberal Democrats in Dundee were today (Thursday 24th March) quick off the mark in formally adopting well known Dundee lawyer and jazz singer Alison Burns as their parliamentary candidate for the re-named "Dundee City West" parliamentary seat.
Commenting on the UK Budget announced today, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott said, "Cutting fuel tax is the right thing to do. Every family, individual and business is being hit by this and at last, the Government have acted. This is real help at this really tough time for Scottish families and the Scottish economy.
North East MSP, Alison McInnes has expressed her backing for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month by being photographed with a life-sized blue man - the logo of The Prostate Cancer Charity Scotland.