SNP TAX REFORMS MEAN LOWER TAXES FOR MANY IN CUNNINGHAME SOUTH Scots back the SNP's progressive tax plans by 2 to 1, according to a YouGov poll for the Times – leaving Tory demands to hand high earners and big business a tax cut worth £500 million looking hopelessly out of touch. The SNP's tax plans... Continue Reading →

SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has used a Holyrood debate on ‘The Economic Potential of Robert Burns’ to invite all MSPs to visit Irvine’s Wellwood Burns Centre & Museum – deeming Irvine the ‘best kept secret in the Burns world’. The MSP began her speech by pointing out how she was surprised and... Continue Reading →

SNP MSP Ruth Maguire is calling on constituents in Cunninghame South to contribute to the Scottish Government’s new consultation looking at the causes of social isolation and loneliness and how they can be addressed. The consultation will run until 30 April and will feed into a new national strategy, one of the first in the... Continue Reading →

COST OF HARD TORY BREXIT: £2,300 LOSS PER PERSON New economic impact analysis by the Scottish Government has confirmed that the best way to protect the local economy and household incomes in Cunninghame South is through Scotland remaining in the Single Market and Customs Union. Failure by the Tory government to secure a Brexit deal... Continue Reading →

On Thursday 11th January, MSPs debated the third annal progress report on the Scottish Government’s Developing the Young Workforce Target to reduce unemployment. The halfway point of the programme’s seven-year period has been marked by a milestone achievement, with the headline target to reduce youth unemployment by 40 per cent by 2021 being met four... Continue Reading →

Tory tax proposals could mean cuts of up to £37.1 million to NHS Ayrshire & Arran, according to new Scottish Government analysis. With the Scottish Parliament set to vote on Stage 1 of the budget this month, the Tories are proposing tax cuts for high earners that would leave a £500 million hole in the... Continue Reading →