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.
Commenting on the report in the Scotsman newspaper that targets for training new primary school teachers could be slashed by up to a fifth in Scotland, with officials discussing a cut of between 10% and 20% over the next two years, Scottish Liberal Democr
Alex Cole-Hamilton has today hailed increases in Lib Dem vote share in Aberdeenshire and Moray as he set out how his party have been the big vote share winners in the autumn by-elections.
Responding to the news that firefighters responded to more than 1,000 calls on Bonfire Night with crews ‘bombarded’ by missiles and fireworks, while police officers were attacked with fireworks, bricks and bottles, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Co
Responding to Donald Trump declaring victory in the US presidential election, Ed Davey, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said:
Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael will lead a debate on fuel poverty on Wednesday afternoon in the House of Commons.
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP 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 over 1,000 since Police Scotland was
Today is Carers Rights Day - a chance for us to keep beating the drum for unpaid carers and raising awareness about their rights.
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
Thanks to the Conservatives’ disastrous mini-budget, we are facing a mortgage crisis.
Today, Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords have strongly opposed the Government’s draconian Public Order Bill.
We do not need another Conservative Prime Minister lurching from crisis to crisis, we need a general election.
The bravery shown by the women of Iran over the last few weeks has been inspiring. Liberal Democrats will do all we can to ensure the UK Government stands with them.
