
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.
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.
Speaking after the Scottish Government’s statement on social care, Willie Rennie MSP said:
Responding to the news that the long-delayed Glen Sannox has finally been delivered by the Ferguson shipyard, Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie MSP said:
Responding to Carers UK research putting the economic value of care provided by unpaid carers at £184 billion a year, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Responding to the embargoed report by Audit Scotland that the Scottish Government’s reliance on ‘short-term decisions’ will mean ‘public services will come under further threat,’ and notes the government’s ‘lack of transparency with the Scottish Parliamen
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today said the SNP’s response to Long Covid has been ‘almost non-existent’ despite sufferers telling a government health survey about the toll it was taking on their lives.
Speaking in this afternoon’s debate on the impact of National Insurance increases on public services, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:
This is an emergency. Cancel October's planned energy bill rise to save people £1500.
Liberal Democrats will stand up for carers, so we can provide their children with a better start in life, no matter their background.
We have made incredible strides when it comes to protecting the fundamental human rights of those with LGBT+ identities, but we still have so much work to do.
Richard Foord has pulled off a spectacular victory.
Our carers deserve so much better than this. They deserve to be supported, not penalised. That’s why Liberal Democrats are campaigning to increase the Carer’s Allowance by £1000 each year.
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.