Inverness MP launches report on Highlands social care crisis
Angus MacDonald MP calls on the Scottish Government to provide a clear, targeted funding plan for the construction of four new care homes on the west coast
2 Apr 2025
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Campaigners secure Ministerial visit to Caithness maternity services
Following calls from campaigners, the Scottish Government’s Minister for Public Health and Women's Health Jenni Minto MSP has agreed to visit Caithness to meet with local residents who are worried about the lack of maternity services.
1 Apr 2025
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Almost 1,300 violent incidents in Highland schools so far this year
Almost 1,300 violent incidents have been reported in schools across the Highland Council area in the current school year alone, statistics revealed by the Scottish Liberal Democrats have shown.
24 Mar 2025
Visitor tax, nice idea but flawed
Angus MacDonald MP sets out his views on the Tourist Visitor Levy proposed by the Highland Council and concludes it is an idea that has merits but is fundamentally flawed.
18 Dec 2024
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First Minister urged to face the dangerous realities of Highland healthcare
The First Minister John Swinney has been invited to travel the distance between Caithness and Inverness to experience for himself the distance that patients have to travel for vital healthcare.
16 Dec 2024
Angus confirms he will vote against assisted dying
Angus MacDonald MP reconfirms his concerns about the proposed assisted dying legislation
28 Nov 2024
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Cole-Hamilton sets out mental health plan with visit to therapy llamas
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today used a visit to Menagerie Edinburgh and their collection of therapy llamas to set out his commitment to maintaining his party’s reputation as Scotland’s party of mental health.
2 Apr 2026
SNP set to miss key child poverty target
Responding to IFS analysis which indicates that Scotland is on course to miss its target to reduce relative child poverty to below 10% by 2030-31 “by a considerable margin”, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Jamie Greene MSP said:
2 Apr 2026
Greene calls out Reform racism
Responding to the Reform UK event at which the party failed to rule out reusing a racist attack advert against Anas Sarwar, Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Inverclyde, Jamie Greene, said:
1 Apr 2026
Greene comments on Todd out of touch ferry post
Responding to a post by Maree Todd where she edited an image of a ferry to show SNP logos and branding, Scottish Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson, Jamie Greene, said:
1 Apr 2026
Cole-Hamilton: We will save small business from SNP rates wrecking ball
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today used a visit to the Far From The Madding Crowd book shop in Linlithgow to set out how his party is standing in the way of the SNP’s business rates wrecking ball and to reveal a package of new m
1 Apr 2026
9 in 10 new primary teachers don’t have full-time permanent work
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today said that the SNP have “broken promise after promise to teachers and children”, as new figures show that 9 in 10 post-induction primary school teachers didn't have full-time, per
1 Apr 2026
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