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 new figures showing only 63.1% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 19th January, while 3,275 people waited over 8 hours and 1,616 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader and health spo
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has highlighted that the Scottish Government have lodged more than 500 amendments to their Legal Services Bill, as he criticised ministers' handling of the modernisation of the legal profess
Responding to the Accounts Commission’s latest report on the finances of local government in Scotland, which warns that Scotland’s councils face a challenging future, with significant financial risks and uncertainties as with council borrowing increasing
Responding to John Swinney's speech this morning, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
After new research by his party revealed that almost 1 in 5 senior mental health roles are either vacant or being filled by locums, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has urged the SNP to get serious about staffing to tackle Scotland’
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today written to the Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay to ask whether he agrees with Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch’s comments in which she said that she would look at means testing the
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.
Truss must scrap this budget to save the economy and give those on benefits a much needed lifeline this winter.
October is Black History Month - a time to celebrate the Black British community, recognise their contributions and discover their stories.
Statement from Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, on the death of Her Majesty The Queen.
Liz Truss and the Conservatives are completely out of touch with the British people.
Their bravery - in the face of six months of brutal atrocities perpetrated by Putin’s regime - is an inspiration to us all.
