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.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today led an Urgent Question in the House of Commons on the implications of last week’s Budget for farming communities. During the Urgent Question Mr Carmichael highlighted past undertakings by the DEFRA Se
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that successive SNP Health Secretaries have failed staff and patients as he revealed research by his party which shows that Scottish NHS workers logged concerns
Speaking ahead of the result of the UK Conservative Party leader, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Responding to reports that a police officer has been injured and more than a dozen buses damaged in Edinburgh as a result of violent attacks breaking out in the city, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Responding to the news that the Scottish Government is ditching its plans for a pilot of juryless trials, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said:
Responding to the UK Government’s changes to Agricultural Property Relief, Scottish Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael MP said:
Liberal Democrats will stand up for carers, so we can provide their children with a better start in life, no matter their background.
We have made incredible strides when it comes to protecting the fundamental human rights of those with LGBT+ identities, but we still have so much work to do.
Richard Foord has pulled off a spectacular victory.
Our carers deserve so much better than this. They deserve to be supported, not penalised. That’s why Liberal Democrats are campaigning to increase the Carer’s Allowance by £1000 each year.
Her service; her sense of selflessness; her steadfast commitment to the nation. These values and her service have defined Her Majesty’s seven decade reign, and will continue to define her.
Richard is an incredible candidate, whose dedication to others has shone not only through his career, but also in his voluntary roles in the community.
