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Angus MacDonald

Letter On The A82

I am certain that the A82 is far more dangerous and frightening than the A9.

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by Angus MacDonald

22 Aug 2023

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Angus MacDonald

Give power to the people

I have been a Highland Councillor for eight months now and am really enjoying it, learning about issues at schools, roads, the local economy and care sector, amongst many other subjects.

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by Angus MacDonald

4 Jul 2023

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Angus MacDonald

Care Home Crisis

The care sector, especially in the Highlands, is in crisis. It's facing the same combination of extreme cost increases as hospitality, however its situation is far worse.

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by Angus MacDonald

4 Jul 2023

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Angus MacDonald

What more difficult business area can there be in Scotland right now than hospitality in the Highlands?

There is barely a café, pub or hotel that is not desperately seeking staff across the Highlands this summer. And we all have horror stories of new employees not turning up for their first day at work, or being seduced by a higher pay offer elsewhere.

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by Angus MacDonald

4 Jul 2023

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Threat from ticks

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.

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by Angus MacDonald

4 Jul 2023

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Angus MacDonald

Kinloch Castle buyer driven off

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.

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by Angus MacDonald

4 Jul 2023

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McArthur comments on rise in sexual crimes, shoplifting and indecent images

Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has today warned that the Scottish Government must revere worrying trends in key categories of crime including sexual crimes, indecent images of children and shoplifting.

24 Feb 2026

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New figures show SNP cannot be trusted with your health

Following new statistics revealing long waits at A&E, huge waiting lists for NHS treatment, increasing waits for social care, gaps in dental care and falling uptake in cervical cancer screening, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP warn

24 Feb 2026

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Scottish Lib Dems respond to Cairngorm Funicular report

Responding to the report by the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit Committee on the Cairngorm Funicular, which raises concerns about whether the cost to monitor and repair the funicular could outweigh the benefits to the local and national economy, Scotti

24 Feb 2026

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Cole-Hamilton secures review of MSP child protection loophole

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP is set to amend the Recall Bill on Tuesday afternoon after securing government backing for a review into whether MSPs could be subject to child protection checks.

24 Feb 2026

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McArthur responds to letter from medical bodies on assisted dying

Responding to a letter from the Royal College of Physicians and others about his Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) bill, Liam McArthur MSP said:

23 Feb 2026

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North East candidates set out plan to secure funding for rural bridges

The Scottish Liberal Democrat conference in Edinburgh has today backed plans put forward by North East candidates for fixing the country’s crumbling bridges.

21 Feb 2026

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