All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
The Highland Liberal Democrats have called for a new law to strengthen rural communities, accusing the SNP government of “a broken relationship with rural Scotland” that has left many rural areas forgotten and left behind.
Far North Liberal Democrats Jamie Stone and David Green have written to the Secretary of State for Transport to raise concerns regarding the backlog of practical driving tests in the Highlands.
The Scottish Government and NHS Highland are being urged to set out a timetable for collating the information required for Scottish Ministers to make a decision in response to calls for an independent review of maternity services in Caithness.
The Liberal Democrat candidate for the Far North, David Green, says it “stinks” that the Scottish Government has no plans monitor 100% of overflows despite sewage concerns raised by Caithness campaigners.
Scottish Liberal Democrat politicians from across the Highlands have come together to urge the Bank of Scotland to think again following the bank’s decision to close branches in Dingwall, Gairloch, Nairn, and Tain next year.
A petition has been launched to save the under-threat Tain Royal Academy Community Complex (TRACC) facilities that serve the Tain and Easter Ross community.
Following the resignation of Keir Starmer as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour party, the Liberal Democrat Scottish Affairs spokesperson Susan Murray MP has called for a fundamental shift in British politics.
With almost a week to go before all RTS meters are permanently switched off, Scottish Liberal Democrat rural affairs spokesperson Andrew Baxter MSP has today (Sunday 21st June) said that it “now looks inevitable” some households will be left without heati
As the Royal Highland Show gets underway, Scottish Liberal Democrat rural affairs spokesperson Andrew Baxter has today (Saturday 20th June) outlined how his party would “turn things around for farmers” and support them during a time of global instability.
At First Minister’s Questions, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP challenged John Swinney over the SNP’s miserable progress in tackling dangerous cladding.
Responding to a new social attitudes survey which shows that more people in Scotland are likely to be dissatisfied than satisfied with the way the NHS runs, with 60% of respondents reporting that the standard of the health service had fallen, Scottish Lib
Responding to the SNP government’s launch of its new NHS app, Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Adam Harley MSP said:
Until the Government treats this crisis with the urgency and seriousness it demands, nothing will change and the vulnerable people caught in the system will continue to suffer.
Sky-high energy bills are a massive problem for families, pensioners and businesses across the UK.
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Why we opposed the Government’s welfare bill
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So we will keep fighting - until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.