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 education spokesperson and North East Fife MSP Willie Rennie has called on Humza Yousaf to honour an ‘absolute commitment’ he gave on fair funding for private and voluntary nurseries. It comes after a Scottish Government report s
Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson and MSP for Orkney, Liam McArthur, has secured a commitment from Zero Carbon Buildings Minister, Patrick Harvie, to move towards including air-to-air heat pumps in support schemes to decarbonise Sco
Responding to the Scottish and UK Governments reaching agreement on the Fiscal Framework, Scottish Liberal Democrat finance spokesperson John Ferry said:
Commenting on the news that MP Margaret Ferrier has lost her seat in a recall petition, triggering a by-election in Rutherglen and Hamilton West, Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie MSP said:
Following new figures that show police officer numbers at some of their lowest levels since 2008, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today urged the SNP/Green Government to invest in policing and reverse the decline.
Responding to Public Health Scotland figures published today which show that the number of planned operations were lower than pre-pandemic levels, with 9.3% fewer operations planned in June 2023 than were planned in June 2019, Scottish Liberal Democrat le
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.
