All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Highland Liberal Democrats have launched a region-wide petition calling on Fiona Hyslop to create a dedicated Highland Roads Funding Plan.
Maree Todd, the SNP MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, is being urged to be “straight with families in Caithness” after it emerged that a promised independent review of maternity services in Caithness will not go ahead.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats manifesto at the upcoming Holyrood elections will commit to ending the Scottish Government’s ideological opposition to new nuclear and explore the rollout of small modular nuclear reactors.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are calling on the Scottish Government to urgently boost support for small businesses as he revealed significant drops in the number of small or medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across Scotland.
Energy companies have been told to “redouble their efforts” as the Scottish Liberal Democrats reveal that there are over 3,300 RTS meters that are still to be replaced in the Highlands.
Ahead of Christmas, the Highland Council is being urged to provide greater support to communities - alongside faith groups, charities, and local organisations - to ensure everyone has access to warm spaces.
Scottish Liberal Democrat housing spokesperson Morven-May MacCallum MSP has today said that the SNP are “failing vulnerable people across the country” as new figures revealed that homelessness has increased to record levels.
At his speech at Liberal Democrat party conference in Brighton today (Tuesday 22nd September), Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP will say that his party now has “the opportunity to shape the course of Scottish politics".
Responding to the Scottish Government publishing initial proposals for a reorganisation of councils, Scottish Liberal Democrat local government spokesperson Morven-May MacCallum MSP said:
Speaking at the Liberal Democrat Party conference, Scottish Affairs spokesperson, Susan Murray MP called for a change in the current UK voting system to the single transferable vote.
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Yi-pei Chou Turvey MSP has criticised the Scottish Government’s failure to fill places on a key university course intended to serve as a pipeline of advanced forensic practitioners to work with victims
Scottish Liberal Democrat external affairs spokesperson David Green MSP has today said that whoever is elected as the next Scottish Labour leader should press Andy Burnham to deliver a new deal with Europe.
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