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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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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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Almost 12,000 malicious calls to ambulance service in past decade

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today warned that malicious calls to the Scottish Ambulance Service are “reckless and life-threatening”, as he revealed there have been 11,774 of these calls over the past

15 Mar 2026

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Chamberlain: Voters tired and frustrated with SNP

Speaking ahead of SNP conference, Scottish Liberal Democrat election campaign chair Wendy Chamberlain MP said:

14 Mar 2026

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McArthur welcomes amendments and urges MSP to back bulletproof bill

Liam McArthur has today thanked MSPs for their constructive contributions and urged them to back his Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults bill as the legislation completed a fourth and final day of parliamentary scrutiny.

13 Mar 2026

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Rennie: Teachers should never have been pushed to cusp of strike

Responding to the Educational Institute of Scotland calling off strike action, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:

13 Mar 2026

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Carmichael calls for price cap on heating oil

Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today backed Liberal Democrat proposals for a price cap for those who rely on heating oil, as rural households face a sudden and severe rise in energy bills following the war in Iran.

13 Mar 2026

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