Angus MacDonald
A Rum deal
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?
AMD
4 Jul 2023
News
All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
Angus MacDonald
An Open Letter to the Transport Minister
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.
AMD
18 Apr 2023
Scottish News
Cole-Hamilton calls for action and leadership on drugs deaths
Responding to the evaluation of the Scottish Government's national mission on drugs death published today, which found that only 35% of the ADP coordinators who were surveyed agreed that there was “effective national leadership on the National Mission” by
18 Feb 2025
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
UK News
Latest UK News
Our Country Needs Fair Votes Now
Campaigning for fair votes has been part of the Liberal Democrat mission ever since we were founded. Last night, Ed Davey made a speech at the IPPR think tank about why it’s time has come - and how to make it happen.
LD
1 Dec 2022
Carers
My message on Carers Rights Day 2022
Today is Carers Rights Day - a chance for us to keep beating the drum for unpaid carers and raising awareness about their rights.
ED
23 Nov 2022
Environment
Abolish Ofwat and stop the sewage dumping
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
LD
6 Nov 2022
Cost of living
The Conservative Property Penalty
Thanks to the Conservatives’ disastrous mini-budget, we are facing a mortgage crisis.
LD
6 Nov 2022
Human Rights
Liberal Democrats Fight Draconian Measures in the Public Order Bill
Today, Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords have strongly opposed the Government’s draconian Public Order Bill.
BP
1 Nov 2022
Latest UK News
Conservatives must do patriotic duty and back election
We do not need another Conservative Prime Minister lurching from crisis to crisis, we need a general election.
LD
20 Oct 2022