Angus MacDonald
A Rum deal
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?
AMD
4 Jul 2023
News
All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Angus MacDonald
An Open Letter to the Transport Minister
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.
AMD
18 Apr 2023
Scottish News
Cole-Hamilton: Over 380,000 operations lost since Covid shows NHS Recovery Plan not working
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called for the Scottish Government to take “real action” on NHS backlogs, after new Liberal Democrat analysis revealed that 384,023 operations have been lost since the pandemic first began, highlighting once again that the Cabinet Secretary needs to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new NHS Recovery Plan
7 Mar 2023
Mental health waiting targets still missed for a third of children and young people
Responding to Public Health Scotland statistics showing the 18-week mental health treatment target is still being missed for 30% of children, with more than 4,000 children and adults waiting a year or more for mental health treatment, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP commented:
7 Mar 2023
Cole-Hamilton responds to huge gaps in nursing and midwifery
Responding to figures that show almost 6,000 vacancies across nursing and midwifery, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has warned they, “will only get worse” if action is not taken urgently.
7 Mar 2023
Thousands still stuck in Scottish hospitals
As new Public Health Scotland statistics show thousands still languishing in Scottish hospitals due to delayed discharges remaining stubbornly high, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has urged the Scottish Government to scrap their “ill-fated ministerial takeover of social care.”
7 Mar 2023
Cole-Hamilton: Conveyor belt of broken SNP promises on A&E trudges on
Responding to new figures showing that only 64.5% of patients attending A&E were seen within the four-hour target time, with just 41.4% seen on time in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
7 Mar 2023
Cole-Hamilton responds to poll that one in five know someone going private
Responding to an opinion poll commissioned by BBC Scotland showing that one in five people said they or a family member had paid for private healthcare in the past twelve months, and that three quarters of them would have preferred to use the NHS, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
6 Mar 2023
UK News
Lib Dems Winning
Lib Dems pick Sarah Dyke for Somerton and Frome
The anticipated Somerton and Frome election will be a close two horse race between the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
LD
14 May 2022
Taxing Land, Not Investment
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
30 Aug 2018