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 today marked ten years since Scotland’s mental health waiting targets were introduced by revealing that they have been breached for at least 168,128 people on the SNP Government’s watch.
Scottish Liberal Democrat housing spokesperson Paul McGarry has today accused the SNP of a “massive failure” to tackle the housing crisis after new research by his party uncovered that almost 28,000 homes are lying empty across Scotland.
Speaking after MPs voted in favour of Kim Leadbeater's assisted dying bill in the UK Parliament this afternoon, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur said:
Speaking ahead of the debate and vote on Kim Leadbeater's assisted dying bill in the UK Parliament, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur has urged MPs to back the bill in the first debate and vote on end-of-life choices in the UK Parliament since 2
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that Scotland needs world-class mental health services after a new survey revealed people who received treatment or advice for a mental health reason rated their experience worse, comp
Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie has today demanded that the Scottish and UK governments set out their plan for dealing with the consequences of UK firms owned by commodities tycoon Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance group potentiall
Today marks International Women's Day—a moment to honour women's achievements, acknowledge their invaluable contributions, and reflect on the journey towards gender equality that still lies ahead.
Reflecting on the year’s International Women’s Day theme of “invest in women”, I am sadly reminded of how much further we still need to go.
Liberal Democrats will continue to stand up for international law and for a lasting peace.
Tomorrow, my bill to ban conversion therapy will be debated in the House of Lords.
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has unveiled a new ‘Tory Removal Service’ campaign poster, as he announces a new plan to force a General Election and stop Rishi Sunak clinging on to power.
Ed Davey rings in election year with powerful call to “transform the nature of British politics for good”
