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 →

Today at full council SNP leader Willie Gibson set out the councils response to the humanitarian crisis in the following emergency motion supported by the North Ayrshire Labour group leader and passed unanimously:"The magnitude of the present humanitarian crisis, the likes of which has not been seen since the second world war impels this council... Continue Reading →

16 AND 17-YEAR-OLDS NOW A KEY PART OF SCOTLAND’S DEMOCRATIC PROCESSThe SNP has today highlighted and welcomed a campaign to by the Electoral Commission to promote voter registration for young people.The campaign - Time to get #IN – aims to ensure 16 and 17 year olds (and 15 year olds who will be 16 on... Continue Reading →

Speaking after her victory in the selection contest Ruth said:“I am honoured to have been selected by Cunninghame South SNP as the party’s Scottish Parliamentary candidate for the 2016 election."I will do my very best for the members who have placed their trust in me to represent them.  I am delighted to be selected and... Continue Reading →