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.
Responding to the Auditor General’s report which calls for the Scottish Government to show more leadership of the public sector, Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie MSP said:
Responding to new figures showing that the number of probable suicides has risen 762 in 2022 to 792 in 2023, the second increase in a row, that the rate of suicide mortality in the most deprived areas in Scotland was 2.5 times as high as in the least depr
Scottish Liberal Democrat connectivity spokesperson Beatrice Wishart MSP has today revealed that more than 3,400 rush hour morning trains were cancelled in 2023 alone, as she urged the SNP government to get serious about improving Scotland’s rail network.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called on SNP ministers to ease the crisis in social care and listen to his party’s plans for action after data from the most recent census publication showed that over 65s are now more tha
Responding to new figures from the Scottish Government’s Business Insights and Conditions Survey which shows that in July 2024, 31.2% of businesses reported experiencing a shortage of workers, including 42.5% in the Construction industry, Scottish Liberal
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today pressed the Scottish Government over what assessment has been done of the impact of an almost £1m funding cut to cancer research in the Scottish Government’s latest budget.
Her service; her sense of selflessness; her steadfast commitment to the nation. These values and her service have defined Her Majesty’s seven decade reign, and will continue to define her.
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.
