All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
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.
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.
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.
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.
There was only one Corran proposal on the table at the Highland Council meeting on the 11th May 2023, and all us local Cllrs supported it. It was for the maximum £50 million bid to the Westminster Levelling Up Fund.
The Highlands is becoming the home to a significant percentage of Britain’s green energy needs. Even before wind, our post war hydro dams made the Highlands 100% self sufficient in electricity.
Responding to a new report by the Royal College of Nursing that states people with learning disabilities are often being denied their human right of fair access to health and care, as NHS data shows that the number of learning disability nurses has fallen
Ed Davey will give a speech at the European Movement to set out the Liberal Democrats’ plan for a new comprehensive Growth and Defence Partnership with the EU.
Commenting on the appointment of Ruth Charteris as Lord Advocate and Brian Gill as Solicitor General, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Yyi-pei Chou Turvey said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Morven-May MacCallum has today secured unanimous support across parliament for her call to give charities a license to criticise.
Commenting as the University of Dundee announced plans to cut 190 more jobs, Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie said:
Tens of thousands of Scottish children are being left without the financial support they are entitled to, figures obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats have shown.
Almost 2,000 water users reported being ill last year afters swimming and surfing - nearly triple the number on previous years
Boris Johnson was never fit to be Prime Minister. He should reap no benefits, in money or in honours, for the disgraceful way he behaved in office.
Today is an important opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives to transphobia, and reflect on how we as a society can end this loss of life.
As Liberal Democrats, we have always stood in support of a lasting peace and a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine.
It is vital that we stand up against all forms of Islamophobia, and work together to end religious hatred everywhere.
Employees should not have to wait any longer for safe and respectful workplaces.