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.
Responding to comments made at the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit Committee by the chairman of Ferguson Marine, Andrew Miller, that it is reasonable for bonus payments to be paid to executives at the shipyard this financial year, Scottish Liberal Demo
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today accused First Minister Humza Yousaf of ‘backsliding’ on the ‘absolute commitment’ he gave during the SNP leadership race on fair funding for private and voluntary nurseries. Mr R
Commenting on the Scottish Police Authority paper into sexism and misogyny, Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader and former police officer Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
Commenting on this afternoon’s Scottish Parliament debate on education and the recent report All Learners in Scotland Matter: Our National Discussion on Education, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today called on the Scottish Government to move further and faster to tackle fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency in households after new government modelling estimated t
Responding to new research published by IPPR Scotland, Save the Children and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which found that the Scottish economy is missing out on up to £2.4 billion a year due to the UK and Scottish government’s failure to eradicate pov
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
