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.
Responding to the First Minister’s relaunch statement to the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:
Speaking after the closure of the Scottish Government’s consultation on Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs), Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has echoed growing concerns among islanders about the approach being taken and the potential impact in the islands.
Responding to the torpedoing of Humza Yousaf’s relaunch, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today compared Humza Yousaf’s first weeks of taking over as First Minister to “Carry On Camping without the laughs”, as he urged Mr Yousaf to adopt a series of Scottish Liberal Democrat measures
Responding to Maree Todd's announcement that the first vote on the National Care Service Bill will be delayed again, meaning it won't be voted on until the autumn, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Responding to the news that Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the UK Parliament’s standards watchdog, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
