News

All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.

Angus MacDonald

Corran Ferry, electric proposal

There was only one Corran proposal on the table at the Highland Council meeting on the 11th May 2023, and all us local Cllrs supported it. It was for the maximum £50 million bid to the Westminster Levelling Up Fund.

AMD
4 Jul 2023
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Angus MacDonald

A Rum deal

A gorgeous castle on a Hebridean island with a world class sea view and a decent skelp of land for sale at possibly as little as a £1. Tempted?

AMD
4 Jul 2023
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Scottish News

Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Number of Scots waiting on social care highest since 2023

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today urged the SNP government to do much more to tackle the social care crisis as new figures revealed that the number of people waiting on social care assessments and care at home packages is the h

30 Sep 2025
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Alex Cole-Hamilton

Cole-Hamilton: Cancer patients deserve better

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that "cancer patients deserve better" as new figures reveal that waiting times under the SNP Government are still among the worst on record.

30 Sep 2025
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Alex Cole-Hamilton

Cole-Hamilton: Long waits at A&E the SNP's new normal

Responding to new figures showing only 63.4% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 21st September, while 3,502 people waited over 8 hours and 1,462 waited over 12 hours, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

30 Sep 2025
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Willie Rennie

Rennie comments on new bullying figures

Responding to new figures uncovered by the Herald newspaper that show there have been more than 64,000 bullying incidents in Scottish schools over the past five years, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:

29 Sep 2025
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Jamie Greene MSP

Greene reveals gobsmacking SNP failures on housing

Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Jamie Greene MSP has today revealed that the Scottish Government have repeatedly failed to spend their budget for building new homes, despite homelessness reaching record levels and dramatic falls in the numb

28 Sep 2025
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Alex Cole-Hamilton

Cole-Hamilton: Delayed NHS app is another SNP saga

Responding to the news that the Scottish Government’s much-delayed NHS and social care app will be launched next year, three years after it was initially due to be launched, with a full rollout not due until 2030, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Col

26 Sep 2025
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UK News

Alexei Navalny on a march in memory of politician Boris Nemtsov, who was killed in Russia. Image: Michał Siergiejevicz
International Affairs

The Death of Alexei Navalny

Navalny cast a light on the corruption of Putin and his cronies. His tragic death, at the hands of Putin, cannot and will not stifle the democratic ideals that he fought for. Together, let us be a voice that speaks for those who have been silenced.

CJ
17 Mar 2024
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A hand in a plastic glove is using a flask to collect a sample from standing water
Environment & Nature

Are you drinking what we’re drinking?

Liberal Democrats are leading the charge to clean up our rivers, lakes and coastlines. It's time to put an end to sewage dumping, protect our precious waterways, and ensure a sustainable water system for generations to come.

TF
16 Mar 2024
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