Renewable schemes must provide real benefit to Highland communities
MacDonald focuses in Maiden Speech on providing communities with real benefit from renewables in their area.
6 Sep 2024
News
All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Stone ‘thrilled’ with Flow Country’s World Heritage Status
"Many of us have long suspected that this unique habitat was probably of world importance - now we know that it most certainly is and has been recognised as such."
26 Jul 2024
MacDonald respond to fresh NHS buildings delay at Portree, Fort William and Inverness
“People are waiting an age for treatment but the SNP have poured cold water on essential new NHS buildings all across Scotland."
26 Jul 2024
Stone raises concerns over staff vacancies in Highland schools under the SNP
“Scotland’s education system used to be the envy of the world. However, under this SNP Government, we have witnessed the significant and continuous decline in education standards across the country.
25 Jul 2024
Stone signs WASPI Parliamentary Motion
“WASPI women are dying without the DWP admitting to their errors. Without any acknowledgement of the impact that this has had on their lives and without compensation.
18 Jul 2024
Local News
Jamie Stone reacts to King's Speech
'I would strongly encourage the Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband, to look at projects like the Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and I would invite him to come north as soon as possible to see for himself what is being done there.'
17 Jul 2024
Scottish News
Teacher numbers in STEM subjects fall by 900
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has accused the SNP of "playing fast and loose" with Scotland's economic future, as new figures revealed there are 900 fewer teachers in STEM subjects than when the SNP first came to power
30 Mar 2026
Cole-Hamilton sets out plan for youth work to re-engage young people
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today used a visit to a theatre in Dunfermline to set out his experience as a youth worker and commit his party to expanding opportunities for young people.
29 Mar 2026
Cole-Hamilton serves up cost of living plan
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today used a visit to So Strawberry Caffe in Linlithgow to serve coffees, set out how his party will tackle the cost of living crisis and urge voters to back his party on the peach regional ballot.
28 Mar 2026
Reid endures ferry fiasco first-hand in Argyll and Bute
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Argyll & Bute Alan Reid was campaigning on Mull this week, but was unable to return to the mainland on Wednesday evening because both ferries on the Oban-Craignure route had broken down.
27 Mar 2026
Greene responds after Nigel Farage defends Lord Offord's homophobic joke
Nigel Farage has dismissed the reaction to a homophobic joke told by Malcolm Offord, describing the ensuing public outcry as "ridiculous".
27 Mar 2026
Scottish Liberal Democrats can win in every corner of Scotland
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today continued his party’s speedy start to the election campaign by speeding up the Clyde in a powerboat as he set out how his party can win seats on the peach regional ballot in every corner of Sco
27 Mar 2026
UK News
Climate Change
“I left COP29 with hope in my heart”
Pippa Heylings reports from the global climate summit in Baku
PH
25 Nov 2024
Latest UK News
Black History Month 2024
October is Black History Month - a chance to celebrate the Black British community, acknowledge their contributions and discover their stories.
CJ
17 Oct 2024
Ed Davey's speech to Liberal Democrat Conference
Read Ed Davey's speech to the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton
17 Sep 2024
Carers
A Fair Deal for Family Carers
Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.
LD
17 Sep 2024
Environment & Nature
The Clean Water Authority
Liberal Democrats believe that everyone has the right to enjoy clean, safe water and unpolluted rivers, lakes, and coastlines. We are committed to ending the national sewage scandal and holding water companies accountable for their environmental impact.
LD
17 Sep 2024
Carers
Reversing the cuts to Bereavement Support Payments
Liberal Democrats have passed new policy to stand up for bereaved families and kinship carers, so more young people can grow up in a loving, stable home.
16 Sep 2024