Ruth Maguire MSP's contribution to Bill Kidd's Private Members' debate, held in the Scottish Parliament, on Thursday 20 January, on the NPT Review Conference and Anniversary of the TPNW Entry into Force. https://youtu.be/TVwfvElhH6w
Coronavirus: Weapons transport condemned as call is made for recovery to include nuclear disarmament
Coronavirus: Weapons transport condemned as call is made for recovery to include nuclear disarmament. “Unaffordable” nuclear weapons are “useless and irrelevant” against the two major global crises the world is facing and therefore the “new normal” needs to be nuclear-weapon-free, an SNP MSP has said. Ruth Maguire - The Convener of Holyrood’s Equality and Human... Continue Reading →
UK Government Urged to Scrap Trident After UN Nuclear Weapon Treaty Passes
Ruth Maguire MSP has added her voice to renewed calls for the UK Government to scrap the Trident nuclear weapons programme following the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) today. The Treaty has been signed and ratified by 51 countries, which is enough to bring it legally into... Continue Reading →
International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament
Ruth Maguire MSP has given her endorsement to an international appeal to highlight the role of women in addressing threats to humanity and the environment resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to armed violence, nuclear weapons and climate change. To mark International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament (May 24), the appeal, titled ‘Human... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 