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
News
All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
David Green
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
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
Scottish News
Cole-Hamilton sets out plans for building housing for key workers
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today used a visit to Inverness to set out his plans for creating new housing for key workers and say that Scottish Liberal Democrats are on the brink of a series of election wins that will make them
4 May 2026
Nigel Farage and Lord Offord accused of plan to rip up Central Belt with fracking
Scottish Liberal Democrats have pledged to fight any attempt by Nigel Farage, Lord Malcolm Offord and Reform UK to start fracking in Scotland, warning that the proposals could damage the countryside and would be opposed by local communities.
4 May 2026
Chamberlain sets out plans to get Scotland building again
Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader Wendy Chamberlain has today used a visit to the Scottish Deer Centre to set out her party’s plans for getting spades in the ground and getting Scotland building again.
3 May 2026
Regional list seats would be icing on the cake says Cole-Hamilton on bakery visit
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today used a visit to a bakery in Glasgow to say that making gains on the peach regional ballot would be the icing on the cake of a successful campaign.
2 May 2026
312 sewage leaks in Scottish schools since 2019
Scottish Liberal Democrats have revealed that since 2019 there have been 312 sewage leaks in Scottish schools as the party highlighted its plans to modernise Scottish school buildings and make Scottish education the best in the world again.
2 May 2026
King has achieved what Starmer and Swinney could not
Scot Lib Dem deputy leader and Chair of the Scotch Whisky APPG Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
1 May 2026
UK News
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New Year Message
Government must deliver the change people are yearning for
ED
31 Dec 2024
Latest UK News
This Christmas, Love is Enough
A new charity single to support young carers
ED
29 Nov 2024
Climate Change
“I left COP29 with hope in my heart”
Pippa Heylings reports from the global climate summit in Baku
PH
25 Nov 2024
Latest UK News
Black History Month 2024
October is Black History Month - a chance to celebrate the Black British community, acknowledge their contributions and discover their stories.
CJ
17 Oct 2024
Ed Davey's speech to Liberal Democrat Conference
Read Ed Davey's speech to the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton
17 Sep 2024
Carers
A Fair Deal for Family Carers
Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.
LD
17 Sep 2024