PLANS ‘FAIRER, PROGRESSIVE AND LOCALLY EMPOWERING’Cunninghame South candidate Ruth Maguire has welcomed the Scottish Government’s plans for an ambitious, progressive set of reforms to the Council Tax – which will see the rates paid by those in the highest bands pay more, with the money raised invested in schools across North Ayrshire. As announced by First... Continue Reading →

WATCH: The First Minister announces a deal has been struck on the fiscal framework https://t.co/gIIbUbqQ6U pic.twitter.com/OcXvA973Rj— STV News (@STVNews) February 23, 2016//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

 WAGE RISE FOR CARE WORKERS AND CONTINUED FREEZE ON COUNCIL TAXAfter the bombast and insults from Labour, North Ayrshire SNP sets out why the council settlement is to be welcomed and urges Labour councillor colleagues to step up and contribute positively to the budget process.  On Monday North Ayrshire Council agreed a funding deal that... Continue Reading →

THIS year’s White Ribbon – 16 Days of Action – campaign has been deemed the most successful yet.The event finished last Thursday with the ‘Reclaiming the Night’ walk as women, men, boys and girls walked in solidarity from the Harbour Arts Centre to the town centre.A lone piper led the congregation and sent out a... Continue Reading →

THIS year’s White Ribbon – 16 Days of Action – campaign has been deemed the most successful yet.The event finished last Thursday with the ‘Reclaiming the Night’ walk as women, men, boys and girls walked in solidarity from the Harbour Arts Centre to the town centre.A lone piper led the congregation and sent out a... Continue Reading →

Joan Sturgeon, Ruth Maguire, Anthea DicksonProud moment this morning as Vennel Gardens and Centre were officially opened by Provost Joan Sturgeon. These beautiful sustainable homes are a wonderful example of high quality social housing for our older people.  They are also the first new build sheltered housing complex in North Ayrshire for 30 years!The Government... Continue Reading →

SNP WILL ALWAYS STAND UP TO "MORALLY BANKRUPT" TORY DECISIONSFollowing last night’s vote where Labour MPs defied a leadership diktat to stay away from an SNP debate on Trident, the SNP has said Labour is “all at sea” on defence. The Financial Times has reported that Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn did not meet his Shadow... Continue Reading →

Labour and SNP councillors united in opposition to the Tory Trade Union bill at full council yesterday.  There were good speeches from both sides of the floor in support of both workers and the wider role trade unions play in the democratic process and our communities.  I am proud that our council and others in... Continue Reading →

Our YES campaign was exciting, hopeful, positive and full of energy.  We had a mountain to climb but we’d climbed mountains before and enjoyed it. Locally, campaigning started as soon as we knew there was going to be a referendum. Looking back at early photos, street stalls and work nights featured a handful of SNP stalwarts. In... Continue Reading →