SCOTTISH TORY HYPOCRISY HIGHLIGHTED AS UK TORIES PUSH MORE CHILDREN INTO POVERTY On Wednesday 8th November, the Scottish Parliament voted to pass the Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill into law. It sets out four ambitious headline statutory income targets relating to the eradication of child poverty, which are to met by 2030. They include reducing the... Continue Reading →

RUTH CALLS FOR BUDGET TO HALT UNIVERSAL CREDIT ROLL-OUT New research by the Trussell Trust has revealed that food bank use has soared by 30% over the last year in areas that are already enduring the roll-out of Universal Credit. The charity also found that foodbank use across Scotland has shot up by a fifth,... Continue Reading →

On Tuesday 7th November, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire used a topical question in the Chamber to condemn the damaging welfare policies of the UK Tory Government. Referring to the newly published Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) report, The Austerity Generation, which details the devastating impact of a decade of cuts on family... Continue Reading →

SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has written to the UK Tory Government’s Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis, urging him to share the UK Government’s analytical work on the projected impacts of Brexit. The UK Government has undertaken research across 58 industrial sectors. It also appears that Scotland-specific analysis... Continue Reading →

https://youtu.be/YIdUcFnVoFs?t=1h43m8s   On Thursday 2nd November, MSPs debated the topic of the presumption of mainstreaming in education. Mainstreaming is the statutory presumption that children with additional support needs will be educated in mainstream schools, save for exceptional circumstances. The principle of mainstreaming has underpinned the Scottish Parliament’s approach to education since the year 2000, however,... Continue Reading →

TAX MUST “PROTECT LOW EARNERS, BE PROGRESSIVE AND PROPORTIONATE” SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has welcomed the publication of a discussion paper on the role of income tax in Scotland and praised the Scottish Government for taking the initiative to discuss the issue in an open and honest manner. The Scottish Government’s paper... Continue Reading →