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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?

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by Angus MacDonald

4 Jul 2023

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Angus MacDonald

An Open Letter to the Transport Minister

I am a Highland Councillor for Fort William and Ardnamurchan but I write on behalf of all West Highlanders, there are few of any political persuasion who would not support my request below.

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by Angus MacDonald

18 Apr 2023

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Chamberlain: Crime statistics "deeply troubling"

Scottish Liberal Democrat Wendy Chamberlain MP has today warned that new crime statistics showing a 5% increase in sexual crimes are "paint a deeply troubling picture" about violence against women and girls in Scotland.

26 Aug 2025

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Cole-Hamilton comments on record NHS waiting lists, social care delays and worsening A&E waits

Responding to official statistics showing a record 879,215 patients are now on outpatient, inpatient or diagnostic waiting lists, including thousands waiting for years, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP commen

26 Aug 2025

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Fewer WTE GPs now than in 2019

Commenting on the publication of GP workforce numbers, where despite an uptick there are still fewer whole time equivalent GPs now than there were in 2019, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

26 Aug 2025

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Children still waiting more than 1,000 days for mental health treatment

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that his party is focused on delivering world class mental health services after he revealed shocking waits for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) across many of Scotland’s hea

26 Aug 2025

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Scottish Government being taken for a ride by Sanjeev Gupta

Willie Rennie MSP has today warned that the Scottish Government are being taken for a ride by controversial tycoon Sanjeev Gupta as parliamentary questions revealed that ministers have failed to secure commitments relating to financing for his Scottish bu

24 Aug 2025

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SNP rail fail as decarbonisation plan still missing

Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today accused the SNP of ‘perma-delay’ as he revealed that the government have missed their own deadline for publishing a key plan to cut emissions on passenger trains.

23 Aug 2025

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