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 transport spokesperson Daniel O’Malley has urged the SNP Government to get serious about improving rail services and delivering for passengers after research by his party uncovered Scotland’s ten most overcrowded train journeys.
Responding to the news that a replacement for Barlinnie prison will cost almost double its previous estimate, rising to nearly £1 billion, and will arrive three years after it was originally planned, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McA
Scottish Liberal Democrat housing spokesperson Paul McGarry has called on the SNP Government to urgently step up their response to homelessness, after official figures published today show that there are more households and children in temporary accommoda
Responding to the British Heart Foundation’s embargoed research that waiting times for cardiology services in Scotland are at their highest ever on record, 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 14.7% fewer operations planned between January and December 2024 than were planned in the fir
Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader and former police officer Wendy Chamberlain MP 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 almost 1,000 s
The government needs to step up efforts to recover billions of pounds in unpaid taxes, instead of asking the public to clean up their mess.
This year there should be jubilant celebrations of the Windrush 75th Anniversary. But instead we hear reports regarding Conservative plans to go back on Wendy Williams' recommendations.
"The New Year is an opportunity to turn the page and look ahead. And although things are tough for millions, I sense change is possible - so I look to the New Year with hope and optimism."
"From my family to yours: We wish you a Happy Christmas full of peace, joy and love. And hope. For a better future."
We are deeply concerned that both renters and homeowners could face homelessness during one of the most difficult Winters in living memory.
Today, Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords are using a rare Parliamentary procedure called a ‘Fatal Motion’ to try to block the new Voter ID regulations.
