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Katy backs NUS pledge on unfair student fees

Katy was delighted to sign the NUS pledge asking all MPs and candidates to promise to vote against any increases in university fees, and to fight for a fairer alternative for students.
The Lib Dems are the ONLY mainstream party committed to abolishing tuition fees across the UK, to bring the rest of the country in [...]

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We must take steps to save the ‘lost generation’

At this weekend’s Scottish Liberal Democrat party conference Katy successfully proposed a motion at this weekend’s  which provides clear, practical steps to ensure that Scotland’s young people do not become ‘the lost generation’ in the labour market. The motion was passed unanimously.
Despite the government’s claims that the economy is gradually showing signs of recovery, unemployment [...]

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Otago Lane Update

The  campaign is going from strength to strength – in the last week, Scottish Lib Dem Leader Tavish Scott and Charles Kennedy MP have both come to Otago Lane to give their support.

The ‘Leave Our Lane Alane!’ protest on Saturday was a great success, with a huge crowd turning out despite the nasty weather, and [...]

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