All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Too many Highland communities feel that decisions are being imposed on them, not made with them. The energy transition must also be about empowerment.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my support - both personally and on behalf of my party, the Scottish Liberal Democrats - for the Clean Up Scotland’s Sewage campaign efforts.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have made restoring consultant-led maternity services to Caithness General Hospital a manifesto pledge ahead of the forthcoming election.
Plans for a passing loop on the Far North Line between Inverness and Beauly would dramatically improve train punctuality between Caithness and Inverness and must be in the next Scottish Government’s programme.
The Highland Liberal Democrats are calling on the Scottish Government to end the “national embarrassment” of homelessness after revealing almost 6,500 people over the last five years declared themselves homeless across the Highlands.
David Green believes that anyone “who is serious about serving the Highlands should root their priorities” in the concerns expressed in the Highland News and Media Readers’ Manifesto.
Responding to confirmation that two Aberdeen hospitals originally due to open in 2020 have been further delayed, North East Scotland MSP Yi-pei Chou Turvey said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Andrew Baxter has today made his first speech in the Scottish Parliament, in which he paid tribute to the “resilient” communities of his constituency.
At First Minister’s Questions, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today called for an inquiry into the actions of former SNP Chief Executive Peter Murrell and urged John Swinney to adopt key measures to clean up Scottish politics.
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for the Highlands and Islands Morvern May-MacCallum has today made her first speech in the Scottish Parliament in which he she spoke of her experience with Lyme disease.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today written to the Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Virginia McVea, to demand a meeting over cuts to Coastguard volunteer remuneration.
The Scottish Government has been urged to embrace calls for the creation of a new dedicated committee to scrutinise its progress on dualling the A9 at the Scottish Parliament.
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.
British universities are a world-leading export and an engine for innovation, but today, the sector is at a breaking point. Liberal Democrats have passed a new plan to deliver a fairer deal for students and graduates and secure the future of the sector.
Learning to drive is a vital life skill. Liberal Democrat members passed a new plan to clear the backlogs, end the rip-offs, and get the next generation moving.
Big tech companies should not be allowed to profit at the expense of children’s wellbeing.