All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Almost 40,000 days of staff time for nurses and midwives have been lost across NHS Highland over the last five years due to a growing mental health crisis, the Highland Liberal Democrats have said.
The Scottish Government is being urged to urgently step in to find a replacement for lifeline services from Wick airport in response to Eastern Airways facing administration.
Angus MacDonald, MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, and Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, are co-hosting a conference on adult social care in Fort William on Friday 24th October.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is being urged to reconsider and broaden its current ‘Access to Cash’ policy to include an ‘Access to Banks’ provision following the recent mass closure of local bank branches across the UK.
The Highland Liberal Democrats have called for a new law to strengthen rural communities, accusing the SNP government of “a broken relationship with rural Scotland” that has left many rural areas forgotten and left behind.
Far North Liberal Democrats Jamie Stone and David Green have written to the Secretary of State for Transport to raise concerns regarding the backlog of practical driving tests in the Highlands.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has issued a devastating analysis of Reform UK's Scottish manifesto, saying it is "not credible", "unserious at best", and "a mirage created by a misunderstanding or misrepresentation of the current devolution settlement".
Scottish Liberal Democrat Jamie Greene MSP has today said that the SNP’s ferry scandal is “engulfing” the west of Scotland, as CalMac’s new summer timetable shows many services are set to face further disruption.
Scottish Liberal Democrat Jamie Greene MSP has today said that Lord Malcolm Offord and Reform “should be nowhere near politics or power”, following an interview on BBC Radio Scotland where he defended the racist comments of his candidates as “intemperate”
Responding to Lord Malcolm Offord announcing Reform UK's Scottish candidates and manifesto, Scottish Liberal Democrat Jamie Greene MSP said:
Responding to new figures showing the number of people dying while in prison custody has surged to the highest level since 2012, with 54 deaths recorded in prison custody in 2023-24, Scottish Liberal Democrat deputy leader and former police officer Wendy
Scottish Liberal Democrats have today announced their full list of candidates standing in May’s election, as party leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said his party is ready to deliver change with fairness at its heart for people in every corner of Scotland.
November marks Islamophobia Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the experiences of Muslim communities in the UK and to stand with them against prejudice, discrimination and hatred.
Ed Davey remembers Ming Campbell in remarks made to the House of Commons
October has arrived, bringing with it Black History Month - a time to celebrate the Black British community and their past, present and future contributions.
Leader's Speech to Autumn Conference 2025
Women’s rights around the world are under attack, with authoritarianism on the rise and deep cuts to UK aid undermining decades of progress. Defending women's rights must be a top priority and the UK must act boldly.
Two years of brutal civil war have turned Sudan into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with over 30 million people in urgent need of aid. Our new policy calls for UK leadership to end the conflict - standing with the Sudanese people.