All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
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 Keith Brown’s speech and his appearance on BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme, where he appeared to agree that separating Scotland from the rest of the UK was “still number one” for the SNP, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader
On the launch of the Restart A Heart 2023 initiative, Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West and Scottish Affairs spokesperson is calling for all defibrillators to be registered and increased funding to cover underprivileged areas.
Commenting ahead of the SNP’s conference in Aberdeen at the end of this week, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
Responding to comments made by the SNP’s president, Mike Russell, on BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland programme, as he described the defection of Lisa Cameron to the Conservative party an “odd tantrum,” Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael MP said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie has today accused the Scottish Government of degrading the teaching profession as figures showed that the target for recruiting aspiring secondary school teachers was missed by more than third
Responding to new Scottish Government figures which reveal that 1 in 4 people over 65 waiting for a social care assessment waited longer than six weeks just to be assessed for a social care package, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson
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.