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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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Scot Lib Dems call for safety measures to improve Dunkeld junction on dangerous A9

Scottish Liberal Democrat lead candidate for Mid Scotland & Fife and local councillor Claire McLaren has today called for the Scottish Government improve safety measures at the Dunkeld junction on the A9.

5 Mar 2026

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Sturgeon avoids debate on her own education record

Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie MSP has today hit out at former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after she did not attend a debate brought forward by his party on her failed education record.

5 Mar 2026

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Rennie responds to EIS voting for strike action

Responding to the EIS voting overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said:

4 Mar 2026

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New polling confirms support for assisted dying in every constituency in Scotland

Speaking after he met terminally ill Scots outside the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday morning, Liam McArthur MSP has today said that parliamentarians should listen to the public and back his Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults bill with new constit

4 Mar 2026

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Greene urges quick action following Ardrossan Harbour sale

West Scotland Liberal Democrat MSP Jamie Greene has called for no further delays in restoring ferry services to Arran and Ardrossan after an announcement by the Scottish Government that the sale of Ardrossan Harbour is to proceed.

3 Mar 2026

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231 estimated homeless deaths

Responding to new figures showing that there were an estimated 231 deaths among homeless people in 2024, Scottish Liberal Democrat housing spokesperson Paul McGarry said:

3 Mar 2026

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