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.
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP today said new official statistics show the First Minister has “hardly touched” the attainment gap since claiming that closing the poverty-related attainment gap was her defining mission.
Responding to new figures showing that only 64.4% of patients attending A&E were seen within the four-hour target time, with just 41.3% seen on time in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
On the final day of LGBT+ History Month, Scottish Liberal Democrats have called on the SNP/Green Government to take forward a series of action points which will enhance LGBT+ inclusion, such as expanding training for NHS and school staff.
Responding to the announcement of the new Northern Ireland Protocol deal, Scottish Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Home Affairs, Justice and Northern Ireland Alistair Carmichael MP said:
Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for businesses to sign up to the Deposit Return Scheme, Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has warned that confidence in DRS risks being “shattered” without a pause to fix the problems and concerns of businesses.
Commenting on the findings of a BBC investigation published today, which uncovered that legal firms are being paid out of settlements given to child abuse survivors through the Scottish Government’s compensation scheme, Redress Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said:
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.
Scrapping the Protocol would represent a new low. It would be an egregious breach of international law.
The anticipated Somerton and Frome election will be a close two horse race between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
Liberal Democrats want a way forward which works for Britain - that cuts down red tape, reduces costs for businesses and makes people better off as a result.
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
