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 an embargoed report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation that indicates one in five children in Scotland will still be in poverty by the end of the decade, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:
Responding to the news that a judge has ruled that a £166m legal claim against the Scottish Government over the failed deposit return scheme can go ahead, Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today called on the Scottish Government to move further and faster to tackle fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency in households after a survey revealed that record number
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today announced that his party has secured additional funding for drug and neonatal services to help babies born addicted to drugs, alongside investment in new college programmes focused on deliverin
Responding to new figures showing only 63.1% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 19th January, while 3,275 people waited over 8 hours and 1,616 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader and health spo
Responding to the Accounts Commission’s latest report on the finances of local government in Scotland, which warns that Scotland’s councils face a challenging future, with significant financial risks and uncertainties as with council borrowing increasing
As the warmth and glow of the candles grow each evening, I hope it may serve as a reminder that even in the darkness, there is hope. Hope for a brighter tomorrow.
Almost 2,000 water users reported being ill last year afters swimming and surfing - nearly triple the number on previous years
Boris Johnson was never fit to be Prime Minister. He should reap no benefits, in money or in honours, for the disgraceful way he behaved in office.
Today is an important opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives to transphobia, and reflect on how we as a society can end this loss of life.
As Liberal Democrats, we have always stood in support of a lasting peace and a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine.
It is vital that we stand up against all forms of Islamophobia, and work together to end religious hatred everywhere.
