Highland MP Angus MacDonald believes more focus needs to be placed on a range of areas where he sees the region struggling. MP Angus MacDonald has challenged the Secretary of State for Scotland, Douglas Alexander, on the findings of his report, Remote Scotland: Spiralling Towards Unviability?. Politics newsBusiness newsThe meeting follows the publication of Remote Scotland: Spiralling Towards Unviability?, Mr MacDonald's report into the cost of living, demographic pressures and stretched public services across the Highlands and Islands. Many people feel we have a government for the central belt, not the rural and remote Highlands. "However, there is now a real conversation about giving more power to local communities.