All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
David Green believes that anyone “who is serious about serving the Highlands should root their priorities” in the concerns expressed in the Highland News and Media Readers’ Manifesto.
The Scottish Government’s national fuel poverty scheme has helped just 2.3% of households in Highland since it was launched eleven years ago, analysis by the Highland Liberal Democrats has shown.
The Highland Liberal Democrats are calling on the Scottish Government to do more to protect NHS staff after figures revealed over 6,300 attacks against workers in the Highlands have been recorded in the last five years.
More than 400 complaints about maternity care have been lodged with NHS Highland in the past five, figures by the Scottish Liberal Democrats reveal, prompting renewed calls for an independent review of maternity services in Caithness.
Highland Liberal Democrats have launched a region-wide petition calling on Fiona Hyslop to create a dedicated Highland Roads Funding Plan.
Maree Todd, the SNP MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, is being urged to be “straight with families in Caithness” after it emerged that a promised independent review of maternity services in Caithness will not go ahead.
Scottish Liberal Democrats have today warned that the state of Scotland’s fire and rescue service is putting communities at risk.
Responding to new figures showing Scotland spent £25.3 billion more than it raised in tax last year, according to the latest Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures, with total public spending per person in Scotland of £22,281
Responding to a new report which found that only around 56.7% of the 11,048 Scots who had a stroke last year got access to all eligible components of the care bundle intended for stroke treatment, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP sa
Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for the Highlands and Islands Morven-May MacCallum has today pressed the SNP government as to why key coastal communities are being excluded from compensation for disrupted ferries.
Responding to the announcement of a £5 million recovery fund following the Princes Street fire, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for Edinburgh Northern Sanne Dijkstra-Downie said:
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Yi-pei Chou Turvey MSP has today said SNP ministers must ensure the right combination of officers and staff is in place as new figures show a fall in the number of full-time police officers.
Space is no longer science fiction – it underpins our economy, security, and daily lives. Our new policy will renew the National Space Strategy, support UK spaceports and hubs, and designate space as a strategic industry.
The UK’s asylum system is failing, leaving people fleeing conflict stuck in temporary housing, unable to work, and separated from their loved ones. Our new policy gives practical solutions to clear up the broken system left by the Conservatives.
The Online Safety Act was meant to protect people, yet its flawed implementation risks undermining privacy, free expression, and secure communication. Our new policy addresses our concerns and fights for a digital future where rights are protected.
Years of Conservative cuts have hollowed out the legal aid system, leaving millions without access to timely legal advice. Our new policy will legal aid a guaranteed right, ensure no one is left without help.
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Millions of people are still trapped in England’s broken leasehold system. Our plan will end the leasehold rip-off, strengthen building safety, and give residents the control, fairness, and dignity they deserve in their own homes.
Hong Kongers living in the UK, and across the world, face an increasingly robust and alarming campaign of transnational repression from Beijing. Our new policy will protect pro-democracy activists and ensure this intimidation has no place in the UK.