All the latest news from the Highland and Scottish Liberal Democrats, Angus MacDonald MP and Jamie Stone MP
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.
The Highlands is becoming the home to a significant percentage of Britain’s green energy needs. Even before wind, our post war hydro dams made the Highlands 100% self sufficient in electricity.
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?
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.
Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland Alistair Carmichael MP has today called on the UK Government to require energy suppliers to compensate households in full if they requested a replacement meter before the RTS shutdown but failed to receive one.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today appointed Jamie Greene MSP, a West of Scotland MSP, as the party’s transport spokesperson, alongside his role as the party’s economy and finance spokesperson.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed measures in the new UK-EU trade agreement announced today, which will cut red tape on agrifood imports and exports and advance discussions on a youth mobility programme.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton and candidate for Argyll and Bute Alan Reid have today branded Scottish Water's failure to follow up on analysis by Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) into sewage being dumped into the Holy Loch even
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today published new research by his party showing that faults with ambulance equipment reached a record high in 2024.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has marked a weekend of major environmental protests at beaches across Scotland by urging Scottish Water to get a grip on sewage discharges, as well as soaring bills and bonuses.
Tomorrow, my bill to ban conversion therapy will be debated in the House of Lords.
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has unveiled a new ‘Tory Removal Service’ campaign poster, as he announces a new plan to force a General Election and stop Rishi Sunak clinging on to power.
Ed Davey rings in election year with powerful call to “transform the nature of British politics for good”
Ed Davey's Christmas Message 2023
We need politicians who genuinely care – ready to put in the graft and capable of taking the political initiative. No-one can possibly still believe the UK’s Conservatives are up to this. I am completely convinced the Liberal Democrats are.
As the warmth and glow of the candles grow each evening, I hope it may serve as a reminder that even in the darkness, there is hope. Hope for a brighter tomorrow.
