FIRST ANNUAL REPORT REVEALS THAT SCOTS MORE GENEROUS THAN UK AS A WHOLE The first annual Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) ‘Scotland Giving’ report has revealed that Scots are more generous than the UK as a whole. The major new survey is based on a monthly tracking survey by leading opinion research firm, YouGov, and outlines... Continue Reading →

Ruth has published a blog piece with the HuffPost. You can also read it below.  At SNP conference a motion was unanimously passed condemning “sex for rent” and instructing the Scottish government to legislate to tackle it. I was pleased to speak in favour of the motion and propose an amendment to strengthen it by... Continue Reading →

On Thursday 12th October, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, visited Anam Cara, a dementia respite centre in North Ayrshire, to experience their inspirational inter-generational work first hand. The visit followed on from a Holyrood debate back in September on the importance of intergenerational volunteering and collaboration. Intergenerational volunteering is when young and older... Continue Reading →

SPENDING TO DOUBLE TO £840 MILLION A YEAR SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has welcomed the First Minister’s announcement that childcare spending will double to £840 million a year – signalling a huge expansion in free early learning and childcare provision across Scotland. The move reaffirms the SNP Government’s commitment to making Scotland the... Continue Reading →

On Thursday 5th October, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, officially launched Play Scotland’s new ‘Play Types Toolkit’ at Scotland’s first ever play convention. Play Scotland, which also organised the convention, is a group which works to promote the importance of play in line with the right of children to play as set in... Continue Reading →

DAMAGING SYSTEM DUE IN NORTH AYRSHIRE FROM NOVEMBER https://youtu.be/anGUJQUmwJo?t=1h32m16s On Wednesday 3rd October, MSPs from across the Chamber, with the exception of the Scottish Tories, supported a Scottish Government motion calling on the UK Government to immediately halt the damaging and shambolic roll-out of universal credit. Universal Credit is replacing six means-tested benefits with a... Continue Reading →

On Tuesday 3rd October, the Scottish Government announced that fracking is to be banned in Scotland. The full ban on fracking, or unconventional oil and gas, replaces the existing moratorium and comes as the result of a scientific evidence-based approach as well as extensive engagement and consultation with communities across Scotland. In a statement to... Continue Reading →

INSPIRATIONAL LOCAL BUSINESSES COMMENDED IN CHAMBER On Thursday 28th September, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, led a Holyrood debate highlighting how flexible working allows business to maximise talent and drive inclusive growth. The MSP, who recently hosted a successful briefing event on flexible working practices for local businesses, used the opportunity to highlight... Continue Reading →

BUILDING THE ‘SCOTLAND SCHOOL’ On Wednesday 20th September, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, joined colleagues from the SNP and Green parties at a fundraising dinner for the ‘Scotland School’ in Kobane, in Western Kurdistan/Rojava, Syria. The destruction that has been caused there by ISIS means that there is a desparate need to reconstruct... Continue Reading →