All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Scotland is banning the use of the only spray that can control bracken, Asulox, whereas England will continue to allow it. Bracken harbours ticks which carry Lyme’s disease.
It was a call that I’d been dreading – last Thursday, Jeremy Hosking rang to say he’d had enough and was withdrawing his offer to buy Kinloch Castle on Rum.
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.
The Highlands is becoming the home to a significant percentage of Britain’s green energy needs. Even before wind, our post war hydro dams made the Highlands 100% self sufficient in electricity.
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?
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.
Responding to the news that ExxonMobil is to close its Mossmorran plastics plant in Scotland, which could affect up to 180 ExxonMobil staff, 200 contractors, and around 50 other workers, North East Fife MSP Willie Rennie said:
Responding to new official Scottish Government statistics showing people's satisfaction with schools is at an all-time low, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:
Responding to new figures showing only 61.5% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 9th November 2025 (11,020 waited more than 4 hours, the highest in 2025), while 4,532 people waited over 8 hours (the highest in 202
Scottish Liberal Democrats have today called for the Scottish Government to make sure people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias don't fall through the cracks as new figures confirmed that they now account for around one in 10 of all deaths.
Responding to reports that Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has branded defector Graham Simpson a “snowflake” and accused him of an “act of treachery”, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for the West of Scotland Jamie Greene said:
Commenting on the UK Government’s announcement that asylum seekers could have their jewellery or other valuables taken to pay for their housing costs, Liberal Democrat Scottish Affairs spokesperson Susan Murray MP said:
Today marks International Women's Day—a moment to honour women's achievements, acknowledge their invaluable contributions, and reflect on the journey towards gender equality that still lies ahead.
Reflecting on the year’s International Women’s Day theme of “invest in women”, I am sadly reminded of how much further we still need to go.
Liberal Democrats will continue to stand up for international law and for a lasting peace.
Tomorrow, my bill to ban conversion therapy will be debated in the House of Lords.
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has unveiled a new ‘Tory Removal Service’ campaign poster, as he announces a new plan to force a General Election and stop Rishi Sunak clinging on to power.
Ed Davey rings in election year with powerful call to “transform the nature of British politics for good”