MacDonald respond to fresh NHS buildings delay at Portree, Fort William and Inverness
“People are waiting an age for treatment but the SNP have poured cold water on essential new NHS buildings all across Scotland."
26 Jul 2024
News
All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Stone raises concerns over staff vacancies in Highland schools under the SNP
“Scotland’s education system used to be the envy of the world. However, under this SNP Government, we have witnessed the significant and continuous decline in education standards across the country.
25 Jul 2024
Stone signs WASPI Parliamentary Motion
“WASPI women are dying without the DWP admitting to their errors. Without any acknowledgement of the impact that this has had on their lives and without compensation.
18 Jul 2024
Local News
Jamie Stone reacts to King's Speech
'I would strongly encourage the Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband, to look at projects like the Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and I would invite him to come north as soon as possible to see for himself what is being done there.'
17 Jul 2024
Angus MacDonald
Campervan chaos solution is staring us in the face
I drove home last night behind two campervans at 40mph, one of them towing a small car. Our convoy passed Glenfinnan Church, with seven campervans ignoring the No Parking signs, and their inhabitants enjoying the sunshine.
AMD
25 May 2024
Angus MacDonald
An open letter to Fiona Davies, Chief Executive, NHS Highland
I believe that our care sector is the biggest single concern in the Highlands today.
AMD
11 Apr 2024
Scottish News
SNP's landfill ban falls apart
Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP today said the SNP Government's landfill ban has "fallen apart" because ministers failed to prepare, after SEPA published new rules allowing mass breaches of the imminent ban on la
29 Oct 2025
Scottish Lib Dem MPs call for 'alternative carrier' for cancelled Eastern Airways flights
Jamie Stone, MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, and Alistair Carmichael, MP for Orkney and Shetland, have written to both the UK and Scottish Government to demand an alternative carrier for Eastern Airways flights.
29 Oct 2025
Murray backs local news coverage over STV North closure
Liberal Democrat Scottish Affairs Spokesperson Susan Murray MP has today pressed the Chief Executive of STV over the impact of the organisation's cost-saving plans which will close STV North and cut 60 jobs.
28 Oct 2025
Cole-Hamilton responds to GP announcement
Responding to the Scottish Government’s announcement that they will allocate more money to GP surgeries over the next three years, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
28 Oct 2025
Cole-Hamilton responds to drugs report
Responding to a new report on drugs which shows the number of drug-related hospital admissions was 10% higher between April and June 2025 than the previous quarter, while suspected drug deaths increased by 12% between June and August 2025 compared to 2024
28 Oct 2025
More than 800,000 still on waiting lists
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said the SNP are disastrous for your health after figures showed that 865,432 are on NHS waiting lists.
28 Oct 2025
UK News
Climate Change
“I left COP29 with hope in my heart”
Pippa Heylings reports from the global climate summit in Baku
PH
25 Nov 2024
Latest UK News
Black History Month 2024
October is Black History Month - a chance to celebrate the Black British community, acknowledge their contributions and discover their stories.
CJ
17 Oct 2024
Ed Davey's speech to Liberal Democrat Conference
Read Ed Davey's speech to the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton
17 Sep 2024
Carers
A Fair Deal for Family Carers
Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.
LD
17 Sep 2024
Environment & Nature
The Clean Water Authority
Liberal Democrats believe that everyone has the right to enjoy clean, safe water and unpolluted rivers, lakes, and coastlines. We are committed to ending the national sewage scandal and holding water companies accountable for their environmental impact.
LD
17 Sep 2024
Carers
Reversing the cuts to Bereavement Support Payments
Liberal Democrats have passed new policy to stand up for bereaved families and kinship carers, so more young people can grow up in a loving, stable home.
16 Sep 2024