All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
Renewables have long been hailed as the saviour of the Highland economy, with one SNP Minister declaring that Scotland would become the Saudi Arabia of renewables.
The healthcare sector in the Highlands is suffering from inflationary pressures, especially in medicines and staff costs, an ageing population and a lack of younger healthcare professionals in more rural areas.
I am certain that the A82 is far more dangerous and frightening than the A9.
I have been a Highland Councillor for eight months now and am really enjoying it, learning about issues at schools, roads, the local economy and care sector, amongst many other subjects.
The care sector, especially in the Highlands, is in crisis. It's facing the same combination of extreme cost increases as hospitality, however its situation is far worse.
There is barely a café, pub or hotel that is not desperately seeking staff across the Highlands this summer. And we all have horror stories of new employees not turning up for their first day at work, or being seduced by a higher pay offer elsewhere.
Scottish Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Daniel O'Malley has today revealed that 265 drivers with 12 points or more on their record are still behind the wheel on Scotland’s roads as he called for the UK and Scottish Governments to examine whether
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has urged the SNP government to urgently address falling teacher numbers, after research by his party revealed there has been an increase in the number of pupils making multi-mile commutes
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today called on ministers to undertake immediate root and branch reform of fatal accident inquiries (FAI) as he revealed that the current longest outstanding wait is more than eight year
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that Scotland needs world-class mental health services after research by his party uncovered shocking waits for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) across many of Scotl
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today warned the Special Constabulary is “collapsing into extinction” after research from his party revealed that their numbers have fallen sharply since the SNP’s centralisation of Scot
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