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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?

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by Angus MacDonald

4 Jul 2023

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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.

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by Angus MacDonald

18 Apr 2023

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SNP could take more than a century to close attainment gap

Scottish Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has said that the SNP’s promise to close the attainment gap is “irrevocably broken” as new figures showed that it could take more than 100 years to close the gap.

9 Dec 2025

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Extreme A&E waits the new normal under the SNP

Responding to new figures showing only 61.3% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 30th November 2025, while 4,416 people waited over 8 hours and 2,095 waited over 12 hours, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

9 Dec 2025

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Cole-Hamilton responds to Swinney speech

Responding to John Swinney’s speech earlier today, Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:

8 Dec 2025

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Rural communities could be worst hit by Chancellor’s new electric car charge

Scottish Liberal Democrats have today criticised the Chancellor’s decision to introduce a new 3p-a-mile charge for electric cars from 2028 and warned that rural parts of Scotland could be the worst hit.

8 Dec 2025

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Scandalous SNP won’t publish results of key health targets until after election

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today accused the SNP of “conning patients and staff” as he revealed that the government doesn't intend to publish data on whether they have met a set of key health targets until after the 2026 S

8 Dec 2025

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30,000 complaints from NHS staff about short staffing

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that the Health Secretary has failed to deliver support for NHS staff and patients as he revealed research by his party showing that Scottish NHS workers logged

7 Dec 2025

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