Stephen makes partner plea to SNP
Scottish Lib Dems leader Nicol Stephen urges the Scottish Government to work with his party to scrap council tax.

Party spotlight on TV and housing
Broadcasting and housing were two matters up for discussion at the Scottish Lib Dems conference.

Scots Lib Dems 'can be different'
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says Scottish colleagues can have different policies from the UK party.

Bruce in 'keep taxes local' plea
Taxes should be raised locally to fund council and health board budgets, the Scottish Lib Dems conference is told.

Holyrood 'won't give back powers'
Scots Lib Dem leader Nicol Stephen says he will oppose any UK Government move to take powers from Holyrood.

What now for the middle ground?
After a year of change for the Scottish Lib Dems, political reporter Andrew Black ponders what next for the party.

Carmichael fills 'leaders' shoes'
The MP for Orkney and Shetland, Alistair Carmichael, can make the boast that he has strong links to two leaders of his party.

Lib Dem Bruce is party stalwart
Malcolm Bruce is one of the longest serving members of the Liberal Democrats, having held his seat since 1983.

Reign over for Holyrood's Mr Nice
The BBC Scotland news website profiles Scottish Lib Dem leader Nicol Stephen.

The Nick Clegg story
A profile of the new Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg.

Scots Lib Dems on conference call
Hundreds of Scottish Liberal Democrat Party members embark on three days of conference debates.

Lib Dem conference agenda
The Scottish Liberal Democrats spring conference takes place from 29 February and runs until Sunday, 2 March.

Scottish Liberal Democrat MSPs
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have 16 MSPs who were elected to Holyrood in May 2007. Here is a list of the two women and 14 men who sit in the Scottish Parliament.

Scottish Liberal Democrat MPs
Scotland has 12 Liberal Democrat MPs - including two former leaders of the party, Charles Kennedy and Menzies Campbell. Here is the list of the 11 men and one woman who represent Scottish constituencies at Westminster

In quotes: Nicol Stephen
BBC Scotland's news website recaps on some of the things said by Scottish Lib Dem leader, Nicol Stephen.