THE Scottish Greens said yesterday that the North Sea oil industry should be nationalised to break Scotland’s dependence on “distant multinationals and neoliberal forces.”
A report commissioned by the Scottish Green Party calls for a move away from “energy colonialism to energy democracy.”
The strategy would abandon tax cuts for oil companies and introduce measures to empower local communities by having publicly owned renewable energy.
As fossil fuels have had their day, JOSIE MIZEN makes it clear that it is now the government’s responsibility to initiate the transition to alternative employment in a manner that is organised, efficient and effective
As bus builder Alexander Dennis threatens Falkirk closure and Grangemouth faces ruthless shutdown by tax exile Jim Ratcliffe, RICHARD LEONARD MSP warns that global corporations must be resisted by a bold industrial strategy based on public ownership


