Latest News
To keep you up-to-date with our latest events we post our latest news here in our blog. Below is a list of the articles that have been posted so far.
Venue for Youth Club
Posted on Tuesday 10th January 2012 18:00 by Gordon Bain
This week while Ruby was reading a local Irvine paper she came across a story of two local residents who have been working hard establish a much needed youth club in the Bourtreehill area. This club is in desparate need of a venue so the kids within the area have ...Dreghorn Sheltered Housing Paths Gritted
Posted on Friday 16th December 2011 13:00 by Gordon Bain
We were recently out delivery our lastest Focus news letter to the residents of Dreghorn with councillor Ruby Kirkwood. This was a very cold and ice day with walking conditions very difficult. During this vist we came across a sheltered housing complex just off of Townfoot that had not been gritted leaving ...Tackling youth unemployment in North Ayrshire
Posted on Sunday 27th November 2011 09:00 by Gordon Bain
Lib Dems in Government making sure every young person has a fair chance The Lib Dems in Government are taking real action to tackle youth unemployment. Every young person who wants it will be guaranteed a job, training or work placement. The Youth Contract will create over 400,000 new jobs and 250,000 ...Give the Green Investment Bank to Scotland
Posted on Wednesday 3rd August 2011 09:00 by Gordon Bain
Scotland will benefit from the UK government's new Green Investment Bank which aims deliver thousands of new jobs thanks to the work of Liberal Democrat ministers. But it could benefit even more if the administration of the scheme was based here in Scotland. This innovative new Bank will start its work ...Saltcoats & Stevenston By-Election Liberal Democrat Candidate
Posted on Thursday 28th July 2011 06:00 by Gordon Bain
Local businessman, Gordon Bain has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate in the Saltcoats and Stevenston by-election. Gordon was born in 1977 and has lived and worked within North Ayrshire for the past 34 years. He grew up in Ardrossan and has family and friends living throughout the three towns. Gordon now lives ...Kilwinning Sports Club
Posted on Friday 1st July 2011 17:00 by Gordon Bain
At Wednesday's full Council meeting a paper was submitted that recommended that Kilwinning Sports Club should be invited to present their amended plans for their new Pennyburn facility to the Council. The purpose of this is to allow the Councillors to decide whether the level of financial contribution agreed at this year's budget ...A Thank you from Nick Clegg
Posted on Sunday 8th May 2011 00:00 by Gordon Bain
The elections on May 5th 2011 were always going to be a challenging time. For the first time in most of our memories we were fighting as a party of Government – and a government dealing with the economic mess Labour left us in. But there is no getting away from ...Key Election Messages
Posted on Thursday 28th April 2011 19:30 by Gordon Bain
1. AV: Next week, we have a chance to change politics for good, to make sure more voices are heard, to make MPs worker harder for your support, to make MPs reach out to voters of all backgrounds and not just their core support. The Alternative Vote is a small change that ...Andrew Chamberlain's Political Message for Carrick Gazette
Posted on Wednesday 20th April 2011 12:00 by Gordon Bain
The case for voting Liberal Democrat has never been stronger than it is now. The fiscal deficit left by Labour has made a reduction in the number of public sector jobs available locally inevitable. If this area is to be prosperous in the future then the private sector needs to ...Upcoming Liberal Democrat Campaign Events
Posted on Tuesday 12th April 2011 22:26 by Gordon Bain
Tonight Tavish Scott is at the special leaders’ hustings organised by the Federation of Small Businesses. Later on he is on Newsnight Scotland in the first of their leaders’ interviews. We have our next Party Election Broadcast slot on Monday 18th April at 18.25 on STV and 18.55 on BBC1. As always we appreciate ...£1.5 Billion Investment to Create Jobs and Improve Early Years Education
Posted on Friday 8th April 2011 11:49 by Gordon Bain
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have launched their manifesto for this year's Scottish Parliament elections. They propose to invest £1.5 billion in order to create jobs and improve early years education. The package as a whole should create at least 100000 jobs for the Scottish economy. It would be funded by ...Scottish YES to Fairer Votes Launch
Posted on Wednesday 30th March 2011 18:00 by Gordon Bain
Scottish YES to Fairer Votes Launch Friday 1st April, 10am, STUC, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow Ruby Kirkwood has this week been invited to the Scottish YES to Fairer Votes campaign that will take place this Friday in Glasgow. This will truly be a unique event with senior Scottish politicians from the Greens, Labour, Lib Dems and ...Budget Headlines
Posted on Wednesday 23rd March 2011 20:29 by Gordon Bain
Please find below the top lines from the Liberal Democrats about the Budget. There are some additional Scottish lines at the bottom This is a Budget to help alarm clock Britain, giving a helping hand to those who are working hard to make ends meet. · It makes fairer taxes a priority. In April, ...NHS Reforms Face Overhaul After Liberal Democrats' Rebellion
Posted on Monday 14th March 2011 21:52 by Gordon Bain
The following article is taken from The Guardian- The government's plans for a health service shakeup face a radical overhaul after the Liberal Democrat leadership was forced to bow to the strength of a grassroots rebellion fuelled by fear of privatisation and an undue emphasis on competition. The Lib Dems voted almost ...Press Release from Ruby Kirkwood
Posted on Friday 11th March 2011 18:00 by Gordon Bain
Cllr Ruby Kirkwood, Liberal Democrat candidate for Cunninghame South, has revealed that over 1300 people in North Ayrshire will not pay any income tax from April this year, thanks to the Liberal Democrat-led increase in the personal tax allowance. In addition, 64200 people will pay reduced income tax. Liberal Democrats in the ...The Right to Expel MPs
Posted on Wednesday 9th March 2011 18:00 by Gordon Bain
Nick Clegg: voters should have right to expel MPs convicted of a criminal offence At present, MPs are disqualified from Parliament only if they are sentenced to a prison term of more than 12 months. But under the Coalition Government’s plans to give voters the right to “recall” their MP, any criminal ...Positive Achievements
Posted on Wednesday 9th March 2011 18:00 by Gordon Bain
Nick Clegg’s speech extract – positive achievements “So when you go into this election campaign - and people are asking what difference we have made to government you go ahead and tell them. Tell them that this government is getting our economy moving. Tell them that this government is getting the ...An Open, Confident Society
Posted on Thursday 3rd March 2011 18:00 by Gordon Bain
Our party leader and Deputy Prime Minister today gave a speech in Luton entitled An Open, Confident Society: The Application of Muscular Liberalism in a Multicultural Society. Nick’s vision of the ‘UK as an open, confident society; it is by being confident – confident in ourselves, in our communities, and in our ...Liberal Democrats Holyrood March Briefing
Posted on Wednesday 2nd March 2011 18:00 by Gordon Bain
A few points from today's update... Scotland Bill On Thursday a special Scottish Parliament committee will publish its report on the Scotland Bill. This is UK legislation which brings into law the greater powers for the Scottish Parliament proposed by the Calman Commission. The comprehensive committee report is still to be published ...Police Centralisation
Posted on Tuesday 1st March 2011 18:00 by Gordon Bain
The centralisation of public services by the SNP and Labour is likely to be an important dividing point between the Liberal Democrats and other parties in the election. Tavish Scott and Robert Brown have been laying down the challenge to the other parties on police centralisation since the autumn. We are ...Making A Difference
Cut tax for those who need it
Thousands of Scots on low and middle incomes are now benefiting from a cut in income tax of
£200 thanks to the efforts of Liberal Democrats in the UK Government.
Pension increase guaranteed
So many pensioners find it difficult to make ends meet with rising heating and food prices.
That’s why the Liberal Democrats in the UK Government have delivered a guaranteed decent
increase in the state pension every year – up £4.50 a week this year.
No child detention
For ten years the children of families looking for refuge in Scotland were detained for
months on end at special jail at Dungavel in Lanarkshire. But thanks to the efforts of
Liberal Democrats in the UK Government this unacceptable practice has been stopped.
Councillor Contact Information
If you would like to discuss any issues or have a question you would like to discuss with one of our councillors you can find their contact information below.
Andrew Chamberlain
Kilwinning Ward
Ruby Kirkwood
Irvine East
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