All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Responding to a fresh raft of delays affecting CalMac ferries, with repair work on the newly arrived Glen Sannox now extended to four months, Scottish Liberal Democrat transport and economy spokesperson Jamie Greene MSP:
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Beatrice Wishart and parliamentary candidate for Shetland Emma Macdonald have today hailed a series of wins for island communities secured by the party in the Scottish Budget.
Responding to the news that the financial status of NHS Ayrshire and Arran has been escalated to stage 4 of the government's risk framework, due to pressures on the health board’s finances which the Auditor General previously described as "unprecedented",
During National Apprenticeship Week, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson and West of Scotland MSP Jamie Greene has urged the next Scottish Government to look at small modular nuclear reactors with fresh eyes as new figures emerged which suggest
On Friday, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will visit Portobello beach, Edinburgh where he will take part in a beach clean with campaigners Surfers Against Sewage.
Scottish Liberal Democrat economy and finance spokesperson Jamie Greene MSP has today announced that after securing £300m in funding for priorities including business rates relief, social care and colleges, his party have reached a deal on the budget.
There are now more Liberal Democrat MPs than ever before
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Caring isn't just Ed's story, it's the story of millions, caring for each other, dealing with tough times, and keeping going with love.
The Liberal Democrats are standing up for our NHS, addressing the cost of living crisis, and ensuring everyone gets the support they need.
