News

22 Aug 2023

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.

AMD

4 Jul 2023

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.

AMD

4 Jul 2023

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.

AMD

4 Jul 2023

Angus MacDonald

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.

AMD

4 Jul 2023

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.

AMD

4 Jul 2023

Scot Lib Dems comment on Green manifesto launch

Responding to the Scottish Greens manifesto launch, Scottish Liberal Democrat campaign chair Wendy Chamberlain said:

14 Apr 2026

Scot Lib Dems comment on Nigel Farage's visit to Shetland

Commenting on Nigel Farage’s flying visit to Shetland, Emma Macdonald Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate said:

14 Apr 2026

Scot Lib Dems to get housebuilding back up to 25,000 new homes a year

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today launched his party’s plans to give everyone a warm, safe and affordable place to live, and compared it to the record of the SNP and Greens who together cut £200m from the housing budget in the

14 Apr 2026

Abysmal A&E figures show SNP need to be removed from government

Commenting on new A&E statistics, which show that just 60.4% of attendees were seen in four hours, far below the Scottish Government’s target of 95%, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

14 Apr 2026

Greene: Offord must tell Scots if he’ll risk free prescriptions

Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Inverclyde, Jamie Greene, has called for Reform UK’s Malcom Offord to come clean on whether he would make Scots pay for medicine.

13 Apr 2026

Legislate to make schools smartphone free, says Cole-Hamilton

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today set out how his party will legislate to make schools smartphone-free environments, as part of its plan to get Scottish education back to its best.

13 Apr 2026

Carers

Ed's story

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.

LD

5 Jun 2024

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Say You're With Us

The Liberal Democrats are standing up for our NHS, addressing the cost of living crisis, and ensuring everyone gets the support they need.

LD

23 May 2024

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It's Time

Time to elect fantastic Liberal Democrat MPs to champion their communities.

LD

22 May 2024

Cost of living

£9bn mortgage bombshell this year with commuter belt areas hardest hit

Families who remortgaged in 2023 are facing a mortgage bombshell of almost £9bn this year, with commuter belt areas in the Blue Wall hardest hit, new analysis commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.

LD

22 May 2024