PAY RISE FOR PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS AND LOWER TAXES FOR 70% OF SCOTS The Scottish Government’s budget protects low and middle income earners and delivers for public services and public sector workers, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has said as Stage 3 of the Budget (Scotland) (No.2) Bill is laid before the Scottish... Continue Reading →

SNP Minister for Social Security Jeane Freeman has today secured backing for an independent scrutiny body to support Scotland’s new social security system - ensuring it delivers on the important principles of dignity and respect. The new Scottish Commission on Social Security was approved by a Holyrood Committee during Stage 2 of the Social Security... Continue Reading →

On Tuesday 6th February, MSPs debated the important issue of encouraging cyber resilience amongst young people. As reported in the Irvine Times this week, so-called ‘sexting’ has led to a substantial rise in the recorded number of sexual assaults across North Ayrshire. And shocking recent figures from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service of Scotland... Continue Reading →

On Tuesday 6th February, MSPs held a debate to mark the centenary of women’s suffrage in the UK. In 1918, the Representation of the People Act was passed, granting the right to vote to women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification. In the same year, the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act... Continue Reading →

CUNNINGHAME SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO BE REMOVED FROM STRANGER SNAPCHAT SEARCH FOLLOWING SNP PRESSURE SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has joined the campaign to boost internet safety for young people – after pressure from SNP MSP colleagues, Kevin Stewart and Gillian Martin, led to Snapchat removing primary schools from their search function. Marking... Continue Reading →