Stone ‘thrilled’ with Flow Country’s World Heritage Status
"Many of us have long suspected that this unique habitat was probably of world importance - now we know that it most certainly is and has been recognised as such."
26 Jul 2024
News
All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
MacDonald respond to fresh NHS buildings delay at Portree, Fort William and Inverness
“People are waiting an age for treatment but the SNP have poured cold water on essential new NHS buildings all across Scotland."
26 Jul 2024
Stone raises concerns over staff vacancies in Highland schools under the SNP
“Scotland’s education system used to be the envy of the world. However, under this SNP Government, we have witnessed the significant and continuous decline in education standards across the country.
25 Jul 2024
Stone signs WASPI Parliamentary Motion
“WASPI women are dying without the DWP admitting to their errors. Without any acknowledgement of the impact that this has had on their lives and without compensation.
18 Jul 2024
Local News
Jamie Stone reacts to King's Speech
'I would strongly encourage the Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband, to look at projects like the Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and I would invite him to come north as soon as possible to see for himself what is being done there.'
17 Jul 2024
Angus MacDonald
Campervan chaos solution is staring us in the face
I drove home last night behind two campervans at 40mph, one of them towing a small car. Our convoy passed Glenfinnan Church, with seven campervans ignoring the No Parking signs, and their inhabitants enjoying the sunshine.
AMD
25 May 2024
Scottish News
Cole-Hamilton: Never-ending A&E crisis under SNP
Responding to new figures showing only 63.4% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 9th February, while 3,422 people waited over 8 hours and 1,551 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader and health spo
18 Feb 2025
Scot Lib Dems to lead debate on opportunities and challenges for Scotland’s fishing sector
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for Shetland Beatrice Wishart will on Tuesday lead a debate on the opportunities and challenges facing Scotland’s fishing sector in which she will call on the Scottish Government to address the issue of “spatial squeeze” – th
18 Feb 2025
Cole-Hamilton responds to Scottish Water hiking bonuses by over a third in one year
Responding to reporting in the Herald that executives at Scottish Water have had their bonuses hiked by over a third in one year, despite an increase in sewage dumps and water bills set to increase by almost 10% in April, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader
17 Feb 2025
Cole-Hamilton speaks about opportunities for Scotland ahead of neonatal science lab visit
Speaking ahead of a visit to the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory at the University of Edinburgh, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today said that he wants to explore how Scotland can use advances in science, technology and medica
17 Feb 2025
£3m of key education pot used to cover admin costs and police
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today said that the SNP are undermining measures to tackle child poverty as he revealed that £3m worth of education funding intended to support deprived pupils is being spent on counci
16 Feb 2025
Cole-Hamilton responds to embargoed A&E analysis
Responding to the embargoed analysis by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine that the number of Scots waiting more than 12 hours in A&E is 99 times higher than it was 14 years ago, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
15 Feb 2025
UK News
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Black History Month 2024
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Carers
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LD
17 Sep 2024
Environment
The Clean Water Authority
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LD
17 Sep 2024
Carers
Reversing the cuts to Bereavement Support Payments
Liberal Democrats have passed new policy to stand up for bereaved families and kinship carers, so more young people can grow up in a loving, stable home.
16 Sep 2024
Supporting the Future of Music
We are committed to tackling the challenges facing our music industry head-on. By doing so, we can maintain the UK’s reputation as a global leader in music, while giving future generations the chance to share in its success.
LD
16 Sep 2024