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.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today used a visit to a community centre in Muirhouse to say that “carers deserve better” and announce how his party will deliver change with fairness at its heart.
Liberal Democrat Scottish affairs spokesperson Susan Murray MP has today said that the party’s call for a 10p cut in fuel duty as part of an emergency transport package will “get Scotland moving again”.
Reform UK are set to lose a total of 26 of their Scottish constituency candidates by polling day, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have calculated.
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.
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:
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:
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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