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 justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today said that the SNP government must listen to the needs of police officers and staff as new figures revealed that officer numbers have dropped by over 1,000 since Police Scotland was
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that critical care services are facing ‘untold pressure’ under SNP mismanagement after a new report laid bare the challenges facing intensive care and high dependency units.
Responding to new Public Health Scotland figures which showed 1,951 were stuck in hospital in September due to their discharge being delayed, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Responding to Public Health Scotland figures published today which show that the number of planned operations is still falling short of pre-pandemic levels, with 15.2% fewer operations planned between October 2023 to September 2024 than were planned in th
Responding to new figures showing only 63.4% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 27th October, while 3,487 people waited over 8 hours and 1,629 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson A
Speaking ahead of the Scottish Parliament’s Health committee holding its first oral evidence session on his Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, Liam McArthur MSP has urged parliamentarians to learn from the successful experience of c
The anti-refugee Braverman Bill is immoral, unworkable and incredibly costly.
Everyone deserves a fair chance to succeed in life and access to the same opportunities. Sadly that is not the case in the UK.
Liberal Democrat plans would cut energy bills for consumers and businesses, reduce emissions and set Britain on a path to a sustainable future.
The UK abandoning the current stance of continuous deployment of Trident submarines, at this crucial time, would send the wrong signal to Putin.
It’s important to set out our case for an online world that is safe and make clear to those who abuse that space that we will not rest until we are successful.
This International Women’s Day, I will be celebrating so many incredible women - who have brought us this far; who work tirelessly for equality; and who will take us even further in the years to come.
