EAST RENFREWSHIRE ARRESTS FOR ONLINE RACE HATE WELCOMED BY STEWART MAXWELL MSP

Stewart Maxwell MSP has welcomed news that Strathclyde Police has undertaken a series of arrests connected to a campaign of online anti-Semitism.

Almost 50 police officers raided homes across East Renfrewshire and Glasgow following an investigation and complaints of anti-Semitism on a social networking website. The website listed a number of anti-Semitic comments targeted at the Jewish community of East Renfrewshire.

MAXWELL CONGRATULATES LINWOOD’S EUROPEAN AMBASSADORS

Stewart Maxwell, MSP for the West Scotland region, recently congratulated Linwood High School students Ryan Barbour and Andrew Voysey, who have won a competition to visit the European Parliament in Brussels.

The secondary school competition, organised by the European Unions Committee of the Regions, of which Mr Maxwell MSP is a member, took the form of an essay writing contest on the subject of how best to tackle issues surrounding active aging in our community.

MAXWELL WELCOMES STUC BACKING FOR REFERENDUM TIMETABLE

Stewart Maxwell MSP has welcomed comments from Scotland’s most senior trade unionist Grahame Smith backing the Scottish Government’s timetable for an independence referendum.

Mr Smith, General Secretary of STUC, said: “We’re absolutely comfortable with the 2014 timescale because it gives us the opportunity to debate.”

MAXWELL WELCOMES LAUNCH OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE

SNP MSP Stewart Maxwell has urged young people in the West of Scotland to take advantage of a newly launched scheme which guarantees a learning or training place for every 16-19 year old not currently in a job, apprenticeship or education.

The ‘Opportunities for All’ initiative was introduced by the Scottish Government this week as a key measure to combat youth unemployment and improve opportunities for young people in Scotland.

Stewart Maxwell MSP, Unit 3003, Mile End Mill, Abbey Mill Business Centre, 12 Seedhill Road, Paisley PA1 1JS