This week Ruth Maguire became the latest employer to sign up for Zero Hours Justice free accreditation scheme.  This comes against a background of statistics from the Office for National Statistics showing 94,000 Scottish workers are employed in insecure work, with sectors such as hospitality, social care and retail using them most frequently.  The campaign... Continue Reading →

This April 30th, Ruth and her team will be participating in Kiltwalk Glasgow, where they will be completing the ‘Mighty Stride’. The ‘Mighty Stride’ is a 23-mile walk from the iconic Glasgow Green to the beautiful Balloch, Loch Lomond. Ruth has chosen to support the local charity, Break The Silence, where all contributions will be... Continue Reading →

77% OF PEOPLE NOT CONFIDENT WESTMINSTER BUDGET PROVIDES ENOUGH HELP TO TACKLE RISING COSTS SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has said "families are seeing their incomes hammered under Westminster control" - as analysis shows the UK is set for the biggest fall in living standards on record. Following last week's spring budget, a... Continue Reading →

Local school, Elderbank Primary, have been learning all about the Scottish Parliament and invited Ruth along to participate in a question-and-answer sessions with the pupils. Ruth met with the young constituents last Friday morning at the school, where they had prepared insightful and knowledgeable questions for her to answer. Impressed by the calibre of questions,... Continue Reading →

2.9 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS SCOTLAND COULD BE AFFECTED BY PENSION AGE INCREASES  SNP MSP Ruth Maguire has called on the Conservative UK Government to scrap proposed rises to the pension age which would force people in North Ayrshire to work until 68 before receiving their state pension.  Citing new figures from the House of Commons Library,... Continue Reading →

SNP WARN OF FUEL POVERTY DANGERS AMID TORY PLANS TO SCALE BACK SUPPORT Ruth Maguire has called on the UK government to scrap proposals to reduce energy support to households, as energy prices fall while bills are set to soar. Households in North Ayrshire are set to pay through the nose for increased bills next... Continue Reading →

Scottish Apprenticeship Week celebrates the important role that apprenticeships have in supporting people, employers and sustainable economic development. Marking Scottish Apprenticeship week, Cunninghame South MSP Ruth Maguire visited Merck’s Learning academy today. Ruth met young people who shared their positive experiences of apprenticeships and heard from some of the staff supporting them through their hands-on... Continue Reading →

International Women’s Day encourages us all to celebrate success and to continue to campaign for changes required to achieve women’s equality in a patriarchal world. The theme of 2023 International Women’s Day is #EmbracingEquity. In wanting women and girls to have the same opportunities to achieve their goals it’s important to recognise that not everyone... Continue Reading →

1459 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM NORTH AYRSHIRE HEADED TO WORK OR FURTHER EDUCATION  95.9% of school leavers from North Ayrshire are in positive destinations, according to new statistics from the Scottish Government.  Last year saw the highest number of young people across Scotland in work, education or further training after leaving school since records began.  Of... Continue Reading →

‘GAME CHANGER’ ANTI-POVERTY TOOL VITAL IN TACKLING TORY COST OF LIVING CRISIS 7,440 children in North Ayrshire have benefited from the Scottish Child Payment since it was introduced, according to new figures released by the Scottish Government. Now available to all eligible children under 16, 7,440 children in North Ayrshire have received since the scheme’s... Continue Reading →