Stone ‘thrilled’ with Flow Country’s World Heritage Status
"Many of us have long suspected that this unique habitat was probably of world importance - now we know that it most certainly is and has been recognised as such."
26 Jul 2024
News
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MacDonald respond to fresh NHS buildings delay at Portree, Fort William and Inverness
“People are waiting an age for treatment but the SNP have poured cold water on essential new NHS buildings all across Scotland."
26 Jul 2024
Stone raises concerns over staff vacancies in Highland schools under the SNP
“Scotland’s education system used to be the envy of the world. However, under this SNP Government, we have witnessed the significant and continuous decline in education standards across the country.
25 Jul 2024
Stone signs WASPI Parliamentary Motion
“WASPI women are dying without the DWP admitting to their errors. Without any acknowledgement of the impact that this has had on their lives and without compensation.
18 Jul 2024
Local News
Jamie Stone reacts to King's Speech
'I would strongly encourage the Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband, to look at projects like the Cromarty Firth Green Freeport and I would invite him to come north as soon as possible to see for himself what is being done there.'
17 Jul 2024
Angus MacDonald
Campervan chaos solution is staring us in the face
I drove home last night behind two campervans at 40mph, one of them towing a small car. Our convoy passed Glenfinnan Church, with seven campervans ignoring the No Parking signs, and their inhabitants enjoying the sunshine.
AMD
25 May 2024
Scottish News
Cole-Hamilton discusses his new approach to politics at Scotland 2050
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has used a keynote speech to highlight what he has learned in his time as an MSP and how his party intends to use their stronger influence in this parliament to provide effective opposition.
2 Jun 2026
Rennie puts questions to minister over Lower Melville Wood fire
North East Fife MSP Willie Rennie has today written to the new community safety minister, Kirsten Oswald MSP, to raise more than a dozen questions about the Lower Melville Wood fire and how the incident was handled. He has also called for a public meeting
2 Jun 2026
Scot Lib Dems condemn STV cuts to northern news
Responding to the news that Ofcom has approved proposals by STV which will allow the station to get rid of its north of Scotland news programme, North East Scotland MSP Yi-pei Chou Turvey said:
1 Jun 2026
Cole-Hamilton responds to Sturgeon interview
Responding to Nicola Sturgeon’s interview with Laura Kuenssberg, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
31 May 2026
Highland MSP tables motion on harmful changes to disabled travel scheme
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Andrew Baxter has tabled a parliamentary motion about the harmful impact of UK Government tax changes which have resulted in mileage caps for users of a disabled travel scheme, as he warned it
30 May 2026
Wendy Chamberlain MP to Lead Debate on Failures Between Social Security Scotland and the DWP
Scottish Liberal Democrat and MP for North East Fife Wendy Chamberlain will lead an adjournment debate on Tuesday 2nd June to highlight serious and ongoing problems in how Social Security Scotland and the Department for Work and Pensions communicate, fail
29 May 2026
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