All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Fewer than one in ten small farmers and crofters have received funding from an under-fire Scottish Government scheme that was meant to support them, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have revealed.
Caithness maternity campaigners are accusing the Scottish Government of pulling back from a commitment made in the Scottish Parliament to commission an independent review of maternity services in Caithness.
The Chancellor’s decision to introduce a new 3p-a-mile charge for electric cars from 2028 will leave rural Scotland worst hit, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have warned.
For fans to watch Scotland’s World Cup games, an MSP hopeful is calling for fan parks to be set up across the country and for pubs to get special dispensation to show late-scheduled Scotland games.
An emergency 5% VAT cut for pubs, restaurants and other hospitality businesses should be introduced in the upcoming Budget to drive growth for high streets and rural businesses alike and slash prices for hard-pressed families, an MSP hopeful has said.
The Scottish Government has today agreed to back a Scottish Liberal Democrat amendment in Holyrood calling for an independent review of maternity services in Caithness.
Responding to figures showing that more than a quarter of cancer patients had not started treatment within the 62-day standard between April and June, with the target missed in every health board area, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson
Responding to the Scottish Government publishing a new report that sets out proposed changes to the education system, Scottish Liberal Democrat children and young people spokesperson Duncan Dunlop MSP said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat children and young people spokesperson Duncan Dunlop MSP has today (Tuesday 29th September) said that the SNP are “failing the country’s most vulnerable people” following a new report by the Promise Oversight Board.
Ahead of a parliamentary debate about the Scottish Government’s plans to reorganise local authorities, Scottish Liberal Democrat Highland MSPs have written a joint letter to Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth expressing their concerns.
Scottish Liberal Democrat external affairs spokesperson David Green MSP has today said that new Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra should use his visit to Labour conference in Liverpool to press Andy Burnham to deliver a new deal with Europe.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today questioned whether the SNP government can truly offer any hope when the number of people losing their lives because of drugs rose by 11% last year.
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