Opinion - Health Minister visits Fort William
SNP Health Minister Neil Gray, fails to confirm that the Belford Hospital is at the top of his government's priority projects during a visit to Fort William.
28 Oct 2024
News
All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Renewable schemes must provide real benefit to Highland communities
MacDonald focuses in Maiden Speech on providing communities with real benefit from renewables in their area.
6 Sep 2024
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
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
Scottish News
Police overtime bill tops £350 million since centralisation
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Yi-pei Chou Turvey has said that officers and staff are facing “a mountain of pressure,” as she revealed that police overtime payments have topped £350 million since the SNP centralised the service.
28 Jun 2026
Rennie comments on latest ferry news
Responding to the news that CalMac has paid in full for three unfinished ferries built in Turkey, Scottish Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Willie Rennie said:
26 Jun 2026
Chou Turvey: Scottish Justice Secretary must investigate and explain Marshall CCTV
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Yi-pei Chou Turvey has today called on the SNP Justice Secretary to investigate and explain why Scottish Government lawyers repeatedly claimed they did not have CCTV showing the moments before the restraint o
26 Jun 2026
Green: SNP need to think big on new nuclear
During a parliamentary debate on nuclear power, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross David Green highlighted the importance of new nuclear to sites like Dounreay, as he criticised the SNP’s opposition to the energy source and u
26 Jun 2026
Cole-Hamilton to Swinney: End delays to domestic abuse protections
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today challenged the First Minister on a sharp rise in sexual crime, as he called on the Scottish Government to end their delays to the implementation of key domestic abuse protections.
25 Jun 2026
Parliament backs Scot Lib Dem proposal for long term prison population strategy
The Scottish Parliament has today backed a Scottish Liberal Democrat amendment which calls on the Scottish Government to publish a long-term strategy for achieving a sustainable prison population.
25 Jun 2026
UK News
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
Lib Dems Winning
Lib Dems win more seats than Conservatives in 2024 Local Election
For the first time since 1996 the Liberal Democrats won more seats than the Conservatives in the Local Elections.
LD
9 May 2024
LGBTQ+
10 years celebrating love
Ten years ago today, the UK’s first same-sex marriages took place.
ED
29 Mar 2024
Latest UK News
Ed Davey's speech to Spring Conference
Liberal Democrat Leader rallies his party ahead of this year's General Election.
LD
17 Mar 2024
Migration
Beyond Rwanda: A Fairer Way Forward on Asylum
Let's focus on what truly works: tackling the backlog, creating safe routes, and upholding our commitment to human rights. As Liberal Democrats, we will continue to fight for a fairer and more compassionate asylum system.
AC
17 Mar 2024
International Affairs
The Death of Alexei Navalny
Navalny cast a light on the corruption of Putin and his cronies. His tragic death, at the hands of Putin, cannot and will not stifle the democratic ideals that he fought for. Together, let us be a voice that speaks for those who have been silenced.
CJ
17 Mar 2024