All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
Scotland is banning the use of the only spray that can control bracken, Asulox, whereas England will continue to allow it. Bracken harbours ticks which carry Lyme’s disease.
It was a call that I’d been dreading – last Thursday, Jeremy Hosking rang to say he’d had enough and was withdrawing his offer to buy Kinloch Castle on Rum.
There was only one Corran proposal on the table at the Highland Council meeting on the 11th May 2023, and all us local Cllrs supported it. It was for the maximum £50 million bid to the Westminster Levelling Up Fund.
The Highlands is becoming the home to a significant percentage of Britain’s green energy needs. Even before wind, our post war hydro dams made the Highlands 100% self sufficient in electricity.
A gorgeous castle on a Hebridean island with a world class sea view and a decent skelp of land for sale at possibly as little as a £1. Tempted?
I am a Highland Councillor for Fort William and Ardnamurchan but I write on behalf of all West Highlanders, there are few of any political persuasion who would not support my request below.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today called on the Scottish Government to establish a fund that local and public authorities can tap into to fund the removal of dangerous concrete.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today pressed the Scottish Government over declining performance in international education rankings at First Minister's Questions.
Responding to embargoed data from UCAS which shows that for the second year in a row the number of places to study nursing at Scotland’s universities have not been filled, with an 11% drop in acceptances onto nursing programmes, Scottish Liberal Democrat
Responding to new Scottish Government figures, which show that the number of businesses operating in Scotland has dropped by 5.6%, with the number of small businesses falling by a sharp 20,235, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie
Responding to the story in the Express newspaper which reveals that civil servants were told to keep their correspondence in August 2021, raising questions about why key figures, including Nicola Sturgeon, allegedly deleted their Covid WhatsApps, Scottish
Responding to the publication of the Scottish Government’s latest independence paper, this time on social security, Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie MSP said:
Richard is an incredible candidate, whose dedication to others has shone not only through his career, but also in his voluntary roles in the community.
Scrapping the Protocol would represent a new low. It would be an egregious breach of international law.
The anticipated Somerton and Frome election will be a close two horse race between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
Liberal Democrats want a way forward which works for Britain - that cuts down red tape, reduces costs for businesses and makes people better off as a result.
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
