All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
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 Democrats have today called for sports funding to be spread across the country as they revealed that some local authorities have not seen a single direct investment in club sport from Sport Scotland for at least a decade.
Responding to reports in The Guardian which say the UK Government has told schools in England to immediately shut buildings made with aerated concrete until safety work is undertaken, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:
North East Fife MSP Willie Rennie has today written to the minister for parliamentary business calling for a ministerial statement on disgraced NHS Tayside surgeon Sam Eljamel.
Responding to the concerns of six community councils, published in the Ferret, about how the continued disruption to the Corran ferry is leaving residents with “no alternative but to move out of the area,” as they cited the “drastic impact” of the disrupt
Ahead of Parliament returning next week, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today called on ministers to deliver a statement to MSPs addressing the presence of dangerous concrete in public sector buildings and committing to a national
Responding to the embargoed Home Affairs committee report into drugs policy, Liberal Democrat Scottish Affairs spokesperson Christine Jardine MP 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.
