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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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More than 17,000 children waiting longer than a year in temporary accommodation

Scottish Liberal Democrat housing spokesperson and Central Scotland candidate Paul McGarry has today accused the SNP of “catastrophic neglect” as he published figures showing that over the past five years, there have been more than 17,000 children trapped

25 Mar 2026

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Greene responds to Malcolm Offord homophobia report

Responding to news that Reform UK's Scottish leader Malcolm Offord regaled a rugby club dinner with a homophobic comedy routine mocking George Michael's grieving partner, Scottish Liberal Democrat Jamie Greene MSP said:

24 Mar 2026

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Cole-Hamilton responds to SNP missing key health target

Responding to the news that the SNP will miss a key target to eradicate long waits for treatment on the NHS, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

24 Mar 2026

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Cole-Hamilton comments on avoidable mortality

Responding to new figures which show that Scotland continues to have a higher avoidable mortality rate than England and Wales, with 1 in 4 deaths considered avoidable in 2024 and the rates in the most deprived areas quadruple those in the least deprived,

24 Mar 2026

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Cole-Hamilton comments on drops in cancer survival

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has said that Scotland deserves a government that will “move mountains for cancer patients”, following a drop in the survival rates for certain types of cancer.

24 Mar 2026

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Cole-Hamilton responds to embargoed A&E analysis

Responding to new analysis from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, which reveals that it could take more than 200 years to reduce the number of people waiting 12 hours or more at A&Es, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

24 Mar 2026

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Four young people standing outside in a public square talking and laughing

European Affairs

Restoring links with Europe for young people

Liberal Democrats want to fix our broken relationship with Europe. Giving young people the opportunity to live, study and work in Europe is a vital first step.

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by Liberal Democrats

14 Sep 2024

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