Renewable schemes must provide real benefit to Highland communities
MacDonald focuses in Maiden Speech on providing communities with real benefit from renewables in their area.
6 Sep 2024
News
All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Stone ‘thrilled’ with Flow Country’s World Heritage Status
"Many of us have long suspected that this unique habitat was probably of world importance - now we know that it most certainly is and has been recognised as such."
26 Jul 2024
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
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
Scottish News
North East Lib Dems back Scottish Renewables and OEUK letter
Responding to the joint letter to Rachel Reeves and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband from Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) and Scottish Renewables calling for the Energy Profits Levy to be replaced urgently and the UK Government to provide more funding for offshor
4 Nov 2025
Lib Dems blast SNP over management of NHS Grampian
Scottish Liberal Democrat lead candidate for North East Scotland Yi-pei Chou Turvey has today blasted Scottish Government neglect as new reports into NHS Grampian revealed concerns about financial sustainability, leadership and governance, and service per
4 Nov 2025
Worst September A&E waits on record
Following a series of new statistics revealing the worst A&E wait times for September on record, sky-high delayed discharges and thousands of cancelled operations, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that the SNP are bad
4 Nov 2025
McArthur to steer assisted dying bill through stage two of scrutiny
On Tuesday, MSPs on the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee will kick off their scrutiny of Liam McArthur MSP’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.
4 Nov 2025
Rennie calls for parliamentary statement following school violence increase
Responding to the story in The Daily Record that there has been a 20% rise in violence from school pupils over the past year, with some councils recording twice as many incidents as the previous year and support staff now being forced to wear protective c
3 Nov 2025
Highlands and Islands Lib Dems call for statement on Eastern Airways collapse
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Beatrice Wishart has today called for the Scottish Transport Secretary to deliver an immediate statement to Parliament setting out what actions the government is taking to respond to the collapse of Eastern Airways.
3 Nov 2025
UK News
Latest UK News
This Christmas, Love is Enough
A new charity single to support young carers
ED
29 Nov 2024
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