All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Plans for a passing loop on the Far North Line between Inverness and Beauly would dramatically improve train punctuality between Caithness and Inverness and must be in the next Scottish Government’s programme, a Liberal Democrat candidate has said.
The Highland Liberal Democrats are calling on the Scottish Government to end the “national embarrassment” of homelessness after revealing almost 6,500 people over the last five years declared themselves homeless across the Highlands.
David Green believes that anyone “who is serious about serving the Highlands should root their priorities” in the concerns expressed in the Highland News and Media Readers’ Manifesto.
The Scottish Government’s national fuel poverty scheme has helped just 2.3% of households in Highland since it was launched eleven years ago, analysis by the Highland Liberal Democrats has shown.
The Highland Liberal Democrats are calling on the Scottish Government to do more to protect NHS staff after figures revealed over 6,300 attacks against workers in the Highlands have been recorded in the last five years.
More than 400 complaints about maternity care have been lodged with NHS Highland in the past five, figures by the Scottish Liberal Democrats reveal, prompting renewed calls for an independent review of maternity services in Caithness.
Responding to a BBC Disclosure report that families in Inverness have been fighting for years to claw back tens of thousands of pounds in care home deposits, Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Inverness and Nairn Neil Alexander said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today used a campaign stop in Edinburgh to set his party’s plan to give people faster access to GPs and give every practice the equivalent of an extra member of clinical staff.
Responding to John Swinney saying that there could be an independence referendum in 2028 if the SNP wins a majority in next month’s Scottish Parliament elections and his insistence that it would be “achievable” for Scotland to become an independent nation
Commenting on today’s Norstat poll reported in the Sunday Times, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain has today used a visit to a bar in Edinburgh to set out her party’s key priorities for boosting Scottish exports.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said his party will head into May's election pledging to deliver world-class mental health services, as he revealed that the SNP have breached a key target for child mental health waits by
Liberal Democrats are calling for an emergency transport package to keep Britain moving, cutting the cost of travel for people – whether by car, train or bus.
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