Angus MacDonald
A Rum deal
A gorgeous castle on a Hebridean island with a world class sea view and a decent skelp of land for sale at possibly as little as a £1. Tempted?
AMD
4 Jul 2023
News
All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Angus MacDonald
An Open Letter to the Transport Minister
I am a Highland Councillor for Fort William and Ardnamurchan but I write on behalf of all West Highlanders, there are few of any political persuasion who would not support my request below.
AMD
18 Apr 2023
Scottish News
Accounts Commission report shows councils face "titanic gulf"
Responding to the embargoed Accounts Commission report into Scotland’s council finances, which warns that despite the average council tax rising by 9.6%, local government continues to face recurring pressures in excess of funding uplifts, with councils id
22 May 2025
Carmichael challenges Prime Minister to pause family farm tax
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today challenged Keir Starmer to pause and rework his government’s tax hike on family farms, during Prime Minister’s Questions. Mr Carmichael highlighted a cross-party committee report which supported the g
21 May 2025
Reaching net zero is ambitious but achievable if SNP ditch familiar excuses
Responding to the embargoed advice from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) setting out the level of Scotland’s four carbon budgets covering the period up to 2045, Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said:
21 May 2025
Cole-Hamilton presses SNP over failure to deliver Erasmus replacement
Speaking after this afternoon's Scottish Government statement responding to this week's EU-UK Summit, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
20 May 2025
Greene responds to Liberty Steel news
Responding to the news that Sanjeev Gupta is seeking to adjourn a winding-up petition that could force his UK operations into compulsory liquidation, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Jamie Greene MSP said:
20 May 2025
McArthur comments on young offender death inquiry
Responding to the fatal accident inquiry into the death by suicide of Jack Mackenzie at YOI Polmont which concluded that the prison service "closed ranks" and that failing to discipline prison officers after an inmate took his own life "condoned" bad prac
20 May 2025
UK News
Lib Dems Winning
Lib Dems pick Sarah Dyke for Somerton and Frome
The anticipated Somerton and Frome election will be a close two horse race between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
LD
14 May 2022
Taxing Land, Not Investment
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
30 Aug 2018