Leader Alex Cole-Hamilton says ‘People in the Highlands know we are best placed to beat the SNP’.
But the stats draw a blank on assaults of teachers or pupils and drugs or weapons.
He is member for Fort William and Ardnamurchan and currently MP Angus MacDonald’s chief of staff
Analysis reveals an 18% drop in care homes over 10 years while the over-75 population rose by almost 72%
‘I’m not an angel I’m just a woman and any time we make mistakes as a politician we are hung, drawn and quartered by social media.’
Michael Gregson says ‘the people are just not feeling the love, and this excessive pay rise to ourselves certainly won’t change that perception’.
The move follows recommendations by the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee.
He confirms that ‘with great sadness’ he is to stand down as SNP MSP at the 2026 Holyrood election but may yet stand as an independent.
The Inverness and Nairn MSP leaves door open to run as an independent but says he ‘simply cannot defend the record of the SNP Government’.
Could an energy bill rebate for Highland residents be a step closer? That’s the hope of a local MP after a meeting with a UK government minister.