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
Cole-Hamilton responds to breast cancer screening inequalities
Responding to the Scottish Breast Cancer Screening Programme Statistics, which reveal that only six in ten women from the most deprived areas attended their screening between 2020 and 2023, a disparity of 18.6 percentage points compared to those in the le
14 May 2024
Cole-Hamilton: A&E must not keep being ignored
Responding to new figures showing only 65.3% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in week ending 5th May, while 3,351 people waited over 8 hours and 1,480 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson
14 May 2024
Scot Lib Dems call for parliament to scrutinise government handling of baby deaths
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today expressed frustration at the Scottish Government's refusal to call for parliamentary time to be set aside to consider a report into a spike in the number of deaths of children within the first
14 May 2024
McArthur comments as legal action launched over deposit return scheme losses
Responding to the news that Biffa have launched legal action against the Scottish Government over the Deposit Return scheme, Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said:
13 May 2024
Cole-Hamilton attacks SNP neglect as number of qualifying mental health first aiders falls sharply
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today attacked SNP neglect as he revealed that the number of people completing mental health first aid training has fallen to just 5,000, down a third when compared to pre-pandemic numbers.
13 May 2024
Sleepy Scottish Government are years late on air tax reform
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today warned that Scottish Government plans to reform air taxes have stalled after it was revealed that in eight years ministers have only changed the name.
12 May 2024
UK News
Taxing Land, Not Investment
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
30 Aug 2018