
Scott MacLennan
Political Reporter at Highland News & Media
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2 weeks ago |
inverness-courier.co.uk | Scott MacLennan
The Liberal Democrats have fully backed the dualling of the A9 at their spring conference in Inverness by stating the programme will be a manifesto promise. Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton and Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey both signed The Inverness Courier’s Dual the A9 Pledge. That holds the party to push for completion of the Inverness-Perth section by 2035, keeping the public and parliament informed and maximising efforts to prioritise Highland communities.
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2 weeks ago |
inverness-courier.co.uk | Scott MacLennan
LibDem Andrew Baxter says he can beat Kate Forbes at the 2026 election because “the political tide is turning” and the seat is competitive “because my opponent is very much part of the problem”.
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2 weeks ago |
inverness-courier.co.uk | Scott MacLennan
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have made the Highlands the party’s priority in clearest political and electoral terms at the spring conference in Inverness. When MSP Jamie Greene joined the party after resigning from the Scottish Conservatives that charged the conference with significance. He is the latest but most high profile defection from the Tories to the LibDems signifying a major realignment in Scottish politics.
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3 weeks ago |
ross-shirejournal.co.uk | Scott MacLennan
The Liberal Democrat candidate for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, David Green, told his party’s conference “to bring an end to this tired SNP government, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross must be the first domino to fall”. He took aim at the SNP’s period in government saying things have grown so bad that campaigners had to resort to the UN in Geneva over maternity services in Caithness due to Scottish Government inaction.
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3 weeks ago |
northern-times.co.uk | Scott MacLennan
The Liberal Democrat candidate for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, David Green, told his party’s conference “to bring an end to this tired SNP government, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross must be the first domino to fall”. He took aim at the SNP’s period in government saying things have grown so bad that campaigners had to resort to the UN in Geneva over maternity services in Caithness due to Scottish Government inaction.
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The moment MSP Jamie Greene, who just resigned from the Scottish Tories, is unveiled as a Liberal Democrat at the party's spring conference in Inverness https://t.co/2f8ioci33V

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Due respect to Professor Curtice but this is one of the most demented calls I have ever seen - unless your aim is to ensure that 'undecideds' vote 'no'

NEW: Pollster John Curtice has suggested that Nicola Sturgeon’s 'value' to the SNP could come in 'heading up the campaign for independence' 🗣️ 'I can see that being valuable to the SNP because they definitely need to move the dial and Sturgeon is a very effective campaigner' https://t.co/FqLrEwBNP2