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All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP

Angus MacDonald

Corran Ferry, electric proposal

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.

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4 Jul 2023
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Angus MacDonald

A Rum deal

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?

AMD
4 Jul 2023
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Scottish News

Willie Rennie MSP

Rennie responds to Minister for Transport's ferries comments

Responding to the Minister for Transport, Fiona Hyslop, telling BBC Radio Scotland this morning that she believes “there is a way we can try to support businesses” affected by the ongoing ferry disruption, but that she “can’t tell you what that is just no

28 Jun 2023
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

New figures show glaring gaps in mental health provision

Following new figures which show that 17% of GP practices provide no access to mental health workers or support, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has criticised the government for failing to act on commitment

28 Jun 2023
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Cole-Hamilton responds to watered-down UNCRC Bill

Responding to the news that the government will finally bring forward a watered-down children's rights bill in the autumn, two years after the Supreme Court ruled the bill to be outside the Scottish Parliament's powers and eleven years after it was first

27 Jun 2023
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Liam McArthur MSP

McArthur responds to overcrowding in prisons

Responding to the Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics, which indicate that Scotland has a “very high” number of people incarcerated compared to other European countries and one of the highest rates of suicide among prisoners, Scottish Liberal Democr

27 Jun 2023
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Delayed discharge at an all-time high

Responding to new statistics showing that the total annual days spent in hospital is at an all-time high, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex-Cole Hamilton MSP has today slammed the government for remaining “hellbent on prioritis

27 Jun 2023
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UK News

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