All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
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.
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?
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.
Responding to comments made to the BBC by the governor of Barlinnie Prison, Michael Stoney, in which he indicated that the jail is so overcrowded and outdated that it risks “catastrophic failure” at any time, Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson
Commenting on suggestions that only two police road traffic patrol vehicles would cover the whole of Scotland from 3am to 7am and damning comments from the Scottish Police Federation warning "We are in danger of becoming a laughing stock and the Governmen
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson and North East Fife MSP Willie Rennie has called on Humza Yousaf to honour an ‘absolute commitment’ he gave on fair funding for private and voluntary nurseries. It comes after a Scottish Government report s
Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson and MSP for Orkney, Liam McArthur, has secured a commitment from Zero Carbon Buildings Minister, Patrick Harvie, to move towards including air-to-air heat pumps in support schemes to decarbonise Sco
Responding to the Scottish and UK Governments reaching agreement on the Fiscal Framework, Scottish Liberal Democrat finance spokesperson John Ferry said:
Commenting on the news that MP Margaret Ferrier has lost her seat in a recall petition, triggering a by-election in Rutherglen and Hamilton West, Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie MSP said:
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
