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
News
All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
Angus MacDonald
An Open Letter to the Transport Minister
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.
AMD
18 Apr 2023
Scottish News
Huge numbers still stuck in hospital
Responding to new Public Health Scotland figures published today which show that more than 1,800 people were stuck in hospital in August 2023 due to a delayed discharge, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
3 Oct 2023
Operations activity still lower than pre-pandemic levels
Responding to Public Health Scotland figures published today which show that the number of planned operations was lower than pre-pandemic levels, with 7.2% fewer operations planned in August 2023 than were planned in August 2019, Scottish Liberal Democrat
3 Oct 2023
McArthur responds to SPF warning on police cuts
Responding to the embargoed 1919 Magazine story in which David Kennedy, General Secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, warns that "any notion that policing will remain the same and will remain as safe as it has been is just not going to happen,” and
3 Oct 2023
Rutherglen and Hamilton West candidate attacks SNP record
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Rutherglen and Hamilton West Gloria Adebo has today attacked the Scottish Government’s record and warned that cuts to local authority budgets are behind a string of closures threatening local services in the area.
2 Oct 2023
5 years on from vote to ban P1 testing more than 90,000 tests are still taking place each year
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie has today accused the SNP of hypocrisy and warned that their continued obsession with “Thatcherite” standardised testing was harming 4- and 5-year-olds.
1 Oct 2023
Racist incidents reported by NHS staff have doubled in five years
Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton has today revealed that the number of racist incidents reported by NHS staff has doubled to almost 500 a year in the past five years.
1 Oct 2023
UK News
Lib Dems Winning
Richard Foord is our Tiverton and Honiton by-election candidate
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.
LD
20 May 2022
Latest UK News
Overriding the Northern Ireland Protocol would be deeply damaging
Scrapping the Protocol would represent a new low. It would be an egregious breach of international law.
LM
17 May 2022
Lib Dems Winning
Lib Dems pick Sarah Dyke for Somerton and Frome
The anticipated Somerton and Frome election will be a close two horse race between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
LD
14 May 2022
International Affairs
Rebuilding Trade & Cooperation with Europe
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.
LM
12 Mar 2022
Taxing Land, Not Investment
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
30 Aug 2018