Why I will vote against Assisted Dying
Angus MacDonald sets out his reasons for opposing the Assisted Dying Bill
4 Nov 2024
News
All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.
Angus MacDonald Responds to Key Budget Announcements
Angus MacDonald calls upon the Scottish Government to use new funding from Westminster to improve infrastructure in the Highlands, including the Belford Hospital replacement, the Corran ferry, new schools in Inverness, and improvements to the A( and A82.
30 Oct 2024
Opinion - Health Minister visits Fort William
SNP Health Minister Neil Gray, fails to confirm that the Belford Hospital is at the top of his government's priority projects during a visit to Fort William.
28 Oct 2024
Renewable schemes must provide real benefit to Highland communities
MacDonald focuses in Maiden Speech on providing communities with real benefit from renewables in their area.
6 Sep 2024
Stone ‘thrilled’ with Flow Country’s World Heritage Status
"Many of us have long suspected that this unique habitat was probably of world importance - now we know that it most certainly is and has been recognised as such."
26 Jul 2024
MacDonald respond to fresh NHS buildings delay at Portree, Fort William and Inverness
“People are waiting an age for treatment but the SNP have poured cold water on essential new NHS buildings all across Scotland."
26 Jul 2024
Scottish News
Chamberlain: Women and girls deserve better as sex crimes rise
Scottish Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Wendy Chamberlain MP has today said that Scotland “still has mountains to move” to tackle violence against women and girls as new figures revealed a 7% increase in sexual crime.
25 Nov 2025
11,115 Scots waiting on social care assessment or care package
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today raised the alarm as new figures revealed that there are more than 11,000 people currently waiting on social care assessments and care at home packages.
25 Nov 2025
Review finds Creative Scotland "distant" and "bureaucratic"
Responding to the independent review of Creative Scotland led by Angela Leitch which found the organisation is "too bureaucratic", appears "distant and impersonal" to many in the sector and needs "greater ambition", Scottish Liberal Democrat culture spoke
25 Nov 2025
More than 800,000 still on NHS waiting lists
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said the SNP are disastrous for your health after figures showed that 848,991 are on NHS waiting lists.
25 Nov 2025
Long waits the SNP's new norm at A&E
Responding to new figures showing only 64.7% of people attending A&E were seen within the 4 hour target in the week ending 16th November 2025, while 3,454 people waited over 8 hours and 1,592 waited over 12 hours, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP said:
25 Nov 2025
Fears that ‘beating heart’ of Scottish high streets could be ‘ripped away’ ahead of Budget
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget next week, Susan Murray, Liberal Democrat Scottish Affairs spokesperson and MP for Mid Dunbartonshire, has warned that the ‘beating heart’ of high streets across the area is at risk of being ‘ripped away’, as devast
25 Nov 2025
UK News
Latest UK News
This Christmas, Love is Enough
A new charity single to support young carers
ED
29 Nov 2024
Climate Change
“I left COP29 with hope in my heart”
Pippa Heylings reports from the global climate summit in Baku
PH
25 Nov 2024
Latest UK News
Black History Month 2024
October is Black History Month - a chance to celebrate the Black British community, acknowledge their contributions and discover their stories.
CJ
17 Oct 2024
Ed Davey's speech to Liberal Democrat Conference
Read Ed Davey's speech to the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton
17 Sep 2024
Carers
A Fair Deal for Family Carers
Carers are not just support for their loved ones—they are the glue holding our fragile social care system together. They deserve more than token acknowledgements or empty promises.
LD
17 Sep 2024
Environment & Nature
The Clean Water Authority
Liberal Democrats believe that everyone has the right to enjoy clean, safe water and unpolluted rivers, lakes, and coastlines. We are committed to ending the national sewage scandal and holding water companies accountable for their environmental impact.
LD
17 Sep 2024