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 the Scottish Government's announcement of additional financial support for six local authorities with islands, Orkney MSP Liam McArthur said:
Responding to the news that some pupils at Cramond and Trinity primary schools in Edinburgh will be taught in portable classroom units following the discovery of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC), a building material at risk of sudden catastro
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today urged the government to move further and faster following the publication of a new report which shows an increase in the number of people attending A&E due to a drug
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today welcomed the announcement that student mental health funding will be extended into the upcoming academic year after repeated calls from his party to ensure that support continued
Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today revealed the top ten most unreliable ferry routes across Scotland, as he accused the SNP-Green government of leaving local people “adrift” amid the country’s ongoing ferry disr
Responding to yet another historic by-election victory for the Liberal Democrats in Somerton and Frome, which has seen Sarah Dyke elected as an MP, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Her service; her sense of selflessness; her steadfast commitment to the nation. These values and her service have defined Her Majesty’s seven decade reign, and will continue to define her.
Richard is an incredible candidate, whose dedication to others has shone not only through his career, but also in his voluntary roles in the community.
Scrapping the Protocol would represent a new low. It would be an egregious breach of international law.
The anticipated Somerton and Frome election will be a close two horse race between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
Liberal Democrats want a way forward which works for Britain - that cuts down red tape, reduces costs for businesses and makes people better off as a result.
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
