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 leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today urged the First Minister to turn over a new leaf and abandon plans for a ministerial takeover of social care services across the country, warning that an "SNP ministers know best" attitude has
Responding to the Scottish Fiscal Commission warning that the Scottish Government's own decisions are to blame for “much of the pressure" facing the country's finances, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Responding to new recorded crime figures for the year ending June 2024, which show that 300,070 crimes were recorded, up 3% from the previous year, including a 16% increase in robbery, a 22% increase in domestic abuse and a 34% increase in shoplifting, fo
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today called on the Health Secretary to get a handle on the NHS crisis as statistics revealed that 864,366 people were stuck on an NHS waiting list.
Responding to new figures showing only 64.8% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 18 August 2024, while 3,012 people waited over 8 hours and 1,174 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson
Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today warned that the Scottish Government could soon be deploying “dirty tactics" to comply with upcoming ban for certain types of waste, as he revealed that ministers are fail
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.
