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RUTH LEADS DEBATE ON FLEXIBLE WORKING PRACTICES
INSPIRATIONAL LOCAL BUSINESSES COMMENDED IN CHAMBER On Thursday 28th September, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, led a Holyrood debate highlighting how flexible working allows business to maximise talent and drive inclusive growth. The MSP, who recently hosted a successful briefing event on flexible working practices for local businesses, used the opportunity to highlight... Continue Reading →
DOG WELFARE COMMUNITY DAY COMES TO STEVENSTON
RUTH TEAMS UP WITH DOGS TRUST FOR SECOND DOG WELFARE COMMUNITY DAY Following the success of the dog welfare community day held in Kilwinning in September, local MSP Ruth Maguire is teaming up with Dogs Trust to offer another ‘paw-fect’ event on Monday 9th October - at Hayocks Community Centre in Stevenston between 11am and... Continue Reading →
WEEKLY BULLETIN 18TH – 24TH SEPTEMBER
This week, Ruth has: Held MSP advice surgeries in Bourtreehill and Kilwinning Caught up with the local member of the Scottish Youth Parliament Given a talk to the 7th Irvine Boys Brigade on ‘What an MSP does” Signed a letter supporting Catalonia’s Right to Choose and urging the EU to uphold democracy... Continue Reading →
SOLIDARITY WITH KURDISTAN
BUILDING THE ‘SCOTLAND SCHOOL’ On Wednesday 20th September, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, joined colleagues from the SNP and Green parties at a fundraising dinner for the ‘Scotland School’ in Kobane, in Western Kurdistan/Rojava, Syria. The destruction that has been caused there by ISIS means that there is a desparate need to reconstruct... Continue Reading →
SUPPORTING CATALONIA’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE
On Wednesday 20th September, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, joined with other SNP MSP colleagues to send a letter to President of the European Union Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, urging him to uphold democracy in Catalonia. As the independence-seeking nation prepares for a referendum on 1st October, this week has seen concerning reports about... Continue Reading →
NO PLACE FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS
RUTH SUPPORTS UN NUCLEAR WEAPONS BAN AS TREATY OPENS FOR SIGNATURES On 20th September, the eve of International Peace Day, the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons opened for signatures at the UN Headquarters in New York The treaty was acceded by 122 state parties on 7 July 2017, with a notable... Continue Reading →
TIME FOR TOUGHER ANIMAL CRUELTY SENTENCES
RUTH MAGUIRE MSP WELCOMES SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT ACTION On Wednesday 20th September, SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, joined animal welfare charities to welcome the Scottish Government’s newly announced intention to introduce tougher sentencing for animal cruelty offences. The 2016-17 Programme for Government set out on Thursday 5th September included a commitment to increasing the... Continue Reading →
RUTH WELCOMES PROGRESS ON SCOTLAND’S SOCIAL SECURITY AGENCY
SNP MSP for Cunninghame South, Ruth Maguire, has welcomed this week’s new details about how social security will be delivered in Scotland - as the Scottish Parliament prepares to take over responsibility for eleven benefits, including disability living allowance, personal independence payments, carer's allowances and winter fuel payments. The new agency, which will have major... Continue Reading →
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