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.
Responding to the Scottish Government’s decision to reimpose a £6.6m cut to Creative Scotland’s budget, Scottish Liberal Democrat culture spokesperson Neil Alexander said:
Responding to the "special meeting" of SNP MSPs and the decision to suspend Fergus Ewing, Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie MSP said:
Responding to the Auditor General’s report on infrastructure spending in Scotland, which indicates that the Scottish Government no longer expects to have enough money to deliver all its planned £26 billion investment in public sector infrastructure, Scott
Responding to new research by the Royal College of Psychiatrists that more than half of Scots are “not confident” they would be able to access mental health support if they need it, with only 11% being optimistic that mental health services will improve,
Responding to the new RSPB state of nature report which reveals 1 in 9 species is threatened with national extinction and that in the last decade alone, 43% of species have declined strongly, Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam M
Responding to the Scottish Government's new policy paper on supporting Ukrainians in Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
