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All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP

Threat from ticks
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
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Angus MacDonald

Corran Ferry, electric proposal

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.

AMD
4 Jul 2023
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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
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Scottish News

Paul McGarry

Planning applications fall across almost every category

Scottish Liberal Democrat housing spokesperson Paul McGarry has today said that the SNP government must do more to lift up the economy and tackle the housing crisis after new figures revealed there has been a drop in planning applications across almost ev

11 Nov 2024
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Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP

Almost 1 in 6 calls in NHS 24 go unanswered

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said that every corner of our NHS is suffering under SNP mismanagement as he revealed that almost 1 in 6 calls to NHS 24 went unanswered last year.

11 Nov 2024
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Willie Rennie MSP

1.3m school working days lost to mental ill health

Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP has today warned of the “mounting toll” of mental health absences among Scottish education staff, as he revealed that a staggering 1,362,204 teacher, support staff and nursery staff days h

10 Nov 2024
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Willie Rennie MSP

Rennie: RAAC threatens to wreck college budgets

Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie has today written to the Education Secretary to express his concern after it emerged that as many as seven colleges have now identified the dangerous concrete RAAC at their sites.

10 Nov 2024
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Willie Rennie MSP

Rennie comments on primary school teacher training cut

Commenting on the report in the Scotsman newspaper that targets for training new primary school teachers could be slashed by up to a fifth in Scotland, with officials discussing a cut of between 10% and 20% over the next two years, Scottish Liberal Democr

9 Nov 2024
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UK News

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