'BAIRNS NOT BOMBS' AS SCOTLAND PASSES LANDMARK LEGISLATION The SNP has said the UK government’s announcement of a massive increase in its stockpile of nuclear weapons on the same day that the Scottish Parliament voted to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into law tells “a tale of two governments.” The Scottish Government passed... Continue Reading →
Brexit Used as Cover for Power Grab on Holyrood
Ruth Maguire MSP has repeated calls from the Scottish Government for Westminster to scrap a proposed law which has been described as an effort to undermine devolution. Constitution Secretary, Michael Russell wrote to the Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove, to urge the UK Government to shelf the proposed enshrinement of the “UK internal market”. Concerns... Continue Reading →
Inquiry Continues as Evidence on Human Rights Impact of Covid-19 Heard by Committee
Ruth Maguire MSP today thanked people and organisations who contributed evidence towards a Holyrood inquiry on the impact of Covid-19 on equalities and human rights. The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee today heard evidence from organisations acting on behalf of women and elderly people as groups who have been disproportionately impacted by the... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 