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All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP

Highlands roads disgrace
Angus MacDonald

The issue with our roads

Last week, campaign group Round Our Way took advantage of National Potholes day to inform us that the number of potholes in Scotland had risen by nearly 50% over the last year to a five year high.

AMD
21 Jan 2024
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Lochaber Ideas Week 2023
Angus MacDonald

Question Time at Lochaber Ideas Week

Question Time at Lochaber Ideas Week had a star-studded panel who tackled issues such as the shortage of affordable housing, poor infrastructure to support our buoyant tourism sector, and the shortage of skills.

AMD
7 Dec 2023
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Scottish News

Willie Rennie MSP

Rennie: Education Secretary's tough talk fails

After months of issuing threats to councils that the government would punish them by withholding £145million if they didn’t protect teacher numbers, the Education Secretary has instead released all the funds even though teacher numbers are down by 621.

10 Dec 2024
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Survey shows falling number of GPs

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that the SNP government must overhaul their botched NHS Recovery Plan after a new workforce survey found that the number of GPs continues to drop.

10 Dec 2024
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Record high levels of delays in leaving hospital

Responding to new figures showing that in 2023/24 there were 666,190 days spent in hospital by people whose discharge was delayed, the highest annual figure since records began, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

10 Dec 2024
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Cole-Hamilton: SNP failure has left A&E stuck in crisis

Responding to new figures showing only 59.5% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 1st December, the joint 5th worst on record, while 4,145 people waited over 8 hours and 2,076 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal

10 Dec 2024
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UK News

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