On Wednesday 17th May, a question to the Scottish Government by SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, revealed that around 50,000 households in Scotland will be negatively affected by the UK Tory Government’s two child cap by 2021 – pushing more and more families into poverty across the country. Ruth also used the Portfolio... Continue Reading →

Ruth Maguire, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, has pledged her support for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at an exhibition in the Scottish Parliament. The exhibition, “Scotland, Malawi and the Global Goals”, created by the Scotland Malawi Partnership (SMP), aims to create awareness of the SDGs in every constituency across Scotland and is asking... Continue Reading →

On Monday 8th May, Ruth Maguire, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, teamed up with Shiloh, a loveable Lhasa Apso currently in the care of the Dogs Trust, to take part in Holyrood’s first Dog of the Year competition in the Scottish Parliament Gardens. At the inaugural competition, organised by the Kennel Club and Dogs Trust,... Continue Reading →

On Tuesday 2nd May, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, welcomed North Ayrshire’s ‘Funky Films’ group to the Scottish Parliament - a hugely successful collaboration between the North Ayrshire Alcohol and Drug Partnership and Recovery at Work. Through the ‘Funky Films’ collaboration, people who have experienced drug and/or alcohol issues had the opportunity to... Continue Reading →

Earlier this week, I called on West Scotland Tory MSPs, Jamie Greene, Maurice Corry, and Maurice Golden to stop acting as mere mouthpieces for the UK government and oppose the shocking and inhumane two child limit and rape clause. Their joint statement in response to my letter, published in the Irvine Herald on 21st April... Continue Reading →

The Scottish Government has published a Child Poverty Bill with the ambition of ending the damaging cycle of poverty. The Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill places statutory responsibilities on the Scottish Government to meet ambitious targets to reduce and ultimately to end child poverty in Scotland. The Bill makes Scotland the only part of the UK... Continue Reading →

https://youtu.be/nY59WY_fvWw?t=1h11m47s   Local MSP Ruth Maguire has commended the Scottish Government’s announcement of more than £1 million to advance Scotland’s world-leading social enterprise sector. The announcement was made during a debate on the Scottish Government’s recently launched ten year strategy to develop and support the sector. SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, was among... Continue Reading →