Angus confirms he will vote against assisted dying
Angus MacDonald MP reconfirms his concerns about the proposed assisted dying legislation
28 Nov 2024
News
All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
Why I will vote against Assisted Dying
Angus MacDonald sets out his reasons for opposing the Assisted Dying Bill
4 Nov 2024
Angus MacDonald Responds to Key Budget Announcements
Angus MacDonald calls upon the Scottish Government to use new funding from Westminster to improve infrastructure in the Highlands, including the Belford Hospital replacement, the Corran ferry, new schools in Inverness, and improvements to the A( and A82.
30 Oct 2024
Opinion - Health Minister visits Fort William
SNP Health Minister Neil Gray, fails to confirm that the Belford Hospital is at the top of his government's priority projects during a visit to Fort William.
28 Oct 2024
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
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
Scottish News
Public trust in decline after two decades of SNP failure
Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie MSP has today said that people “feel like nothing works anymore” under the SNP after a new official survey found that trust in the Scottish Government dropped by 10% in a year and trust in public services fell on ev
2 Dec 2024
Key mental health targets breached for 168,000 people
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton today marked ten years since Scotland’s mental health waiting targets were introduced by revealing that they have been breached for at least 168,128 people on the SNP Government’s watch.
1 Dec 2024
Scot Lib Dems reveal 27,954 empty homes across Scotland
Scottish Liberal Democrat housing spokesperson Paul McGarry has today accused the SNP of a “massive failure” to tackle the housing crisis after new research by his party uncovered that almost 28,000 homes are lying empty across Scotland.
30 Nov 2024
McArthur expresses delight as UK Parliament backs Assisted Dying bill
Speaking after MPs voted in favour of Kim Leadbeater's assisted dying bill in the UK Parliament this afternoon, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur said:
29 Nov 2024
McArthur urges MPs to back assisted dying bill
Speaking ahead of the debate and vote on Kim Leadbeater's assisted dying bill in the UK Parliament, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur has urged MPs to back the bill in the first debate and vote on end-of-life choices in the UK Parliament since 2
29 Nov 2024
New health survey reveals concerns around mental health support
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that Scotland needs world-class mental health services after a new survey revealed people who received treatment or advice for a mental health reason rated their experience worse, comp
28 Nov 2024
UK News
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Climate Change
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Environment
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