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All the latest news from the Highland Liberal Democrats.

Lochaber Ideas Week 2023
Angus MacDonald

Question Time at Lochaber Ideas Week

Question Time at Lochaber Ideas Week had a star-studded panel who tackled issues such as the shortage of affordable housing, poor infrastructure to support our buoyant tourism sector, and the shortage of skills.

AMD
7 Dec 2023
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Angus MacDonald

Give power to the people

I have been a Highland Councillor for eight months now and am really enjoying it, learning about issues at schools, roads, the local economy and care sector, amongst many other subjects.

AMD
4 Jul 2023
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Care Home Crisis
Angus MacDonald

Care Home Crisis

The care sector, especially in the Highlands, is in crisis. It's facing the same combination of extreme cost increases as hospitality, however its situation is far worse.

AMD
4 Jul 2023
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Scottish News

Willie Rennie

Rennie comments on additional support needs report

Commenting on an embargoed report from School Leaders Scotland (SLS), which shows a sharp decline in the number of successful applications for additional support needs provision in secondary schools, with 80% of SLS members stating that their workload has

20 Aug 2025
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Jamie Greene MSP

Scotland’s LED road signs break down 1,419 times

Scottish Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Jamie Greene has today pressed the Scottish Government over the impact on traffic as figures uncovered by his party revealed that the average LED sign deployed on Scotland’s road network breaks down more th

19 Aug 2025
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Christine Jardine

Jardine welcomes children’s evacuation

Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine has welcomed the UK Government’s decision to allow more than 30 critically injured Palestinian children to be evacuated to this country for medical care.

18 Aug 2025
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UK News

Alexei Navalny on a march in memory of politician Boris Nemtsov, who was killed in Russia. Image: Michał Siergiejevicz
International Affairs

The Death of Alexei Navalny

Navalny cast a light on the corruption of Putin and his cronies. His tragic death, at the hands of Putin, cannot and will not stifle the democratic ideals that he fought for. Together, let us be a voice that speaks for those who have been silenced.

CJ
17 Mar 2024
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A hand in a plastic glove is using a flask to collect a sample from standing water
Environment & Nature

Are you drinking what we’re drinking?

Liberal Democrats are leading the charge to clean up our rivers, lakes and coastlines. It's time to put an end to sewage dumping, protect our precious waterways, and ensure a sustainable water system for generations to come.

TF
16 Mar 2024
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