The Scottish Liberal Democrats will today issue a challenge to the Prime Minister to step up investment in pensions and public services. Malcolm Bruce, President of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, will spell out the party's plans for increased investment at a press conference in Edinburgh. Pensions and the public services need more resources. Given extra resources from Westminster, Scottish Liberal Democrats will recruit more teachers and cut class sizes, tackle the backlog of school repairs, improve pay for nurses and other NHS staff and invest in improved public transport.
Conservative proposals can only mean cuts in public services.
There is no other way that they can fund their tax cuts whether they are seven billion, eight billion or twenty billion pounds. Labour has been a disappointment on public services. By sticking to Conservative spending plans for the first two years of this Parliament Labour has seriously under-invested in the key public services. The SNP have nothing to offer but fear that the price of oil may fall. Charles Kennedy and the Liberal Democrats have been honest with the public about taxation.