Angus MacDonald
Letter On The A82
I am certain that the A82 is far more dangerous and frightening than the A9.
AMD
22 Aug 2023
News
All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Angus MacDonald
Give power to the people
I have been a Highland Councillor for eight months now and am really enjoying it, learning about issues at schools, roads, the local economy and care sector, amongst many other subjects.
AMD
4 Jul 2023
Angus MacDonald
Care Home Crisis
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.
AMD
4 Jul 2023
Angus MacDonald
What more difficult business area can there be in Scotland right now than hospitality in the Highlands?
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.
AMD
4 Jul 2023
Angus MacDonald
Threat from ticks
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.
AMD
4 Jul 2023
Angus MacDonald
Kinloch Castle buyer driven off
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.
AMD
4 Jul 2023
Scottish News
New record for sewage: Over 100,000 “disgusting” sewage dumps in 2025
Scottish Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson Sanne Dijkstra-Downie has today demanded that the SNP start taking the sewage crisis seriously as new data revealed that sewage discharges last year were four times as high as previously recorded.
31 Aug 2026
Cole-Hamilton sets out expectations for Programme for Government
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that the First Minister should be focused on four key areas in his programme for government.
30 Aug 2026
Baxter to lead debate on wildfires in Scottish Parliament
As parliament returns from its summer recess, Scottish Liberal Democrat rural affairs spokesperson Andrew Baxter will lead a debate on wildfires, following the devastating blaze that raged across the Cairngorms for more than a month.
29 Aug 2026
Chamberlain responds to serial rapist police officer passing vetting checks
Responding to the findings of a BBC Disclosure investigation that a police officer, who was later exposed as a violent serial rapist, passed vetting checks to join the service, despite having two reports of criminal behaviour against women on his record,
28 Aug 2026
Almost 500 repairs needed in Scottish police buildings
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Yi-pei Chou Turvey MSP has today urged the SNP to “wake up” to the pressures facing the justice system, as she revealed that there are almost 500 repair works needed in police buildings across the country.
28 Aug 2026
Cole-Hamilton responds to SNP’s first 100 days failure
Responding to the SNP’s failure to deliver on many of the pledges they made for the first 100 days of government, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
28 Aug 2026
UK News
Environment & Nature
We can't afford more climate failures
We need politicians who genuinely care – ready to put in the graft and capable of taking the political initiative. No-one can possibly still believe the UK’s Conservatives are up to this. I am completely convinced the Liberal Democrats are.
ED
15 Dec 2023
Diversity
Happy Hanukkah
As the warmth and glow of the candles grow each evening, I hope it may serve as a reminder that even in the darkness, there is hope. Hope for a brighter tomorrow.
ED
7 Dec 2023
Environment & Nature
Lib Dems table new law to compensate sewage sickness victims
Almost 2,000 water users reported being ill last year afters swimming and surfing - nearly triple the number on previous years
LD
4 Dec 2023
Latest UK News
Strip Johnson of allowance and bar him from future honours
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.
LD
3 Dec 2023
LGBTQ+
Transgender Day of Remembrance
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.
CJ
20 Nov 2023
International Affairs
An immediate bilateral ceasefire in Israel and Gaza
As Liberal Democrats, we have always stood in support of a lasting peace and a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine.
ED
12 Nov 2023