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Grangemouth petrochemical plant in Grangemouth, December 9, 2021
SCOTTISH LABOUR has claimed that both of Scotland’s governments at Holyrood and Westminster are “sleepwalking towards disaster” on the Grangemouth closure.
Petroineos plans to close its refinery at the site by 2025, but workers there have continued to raise concerns about the lack of a just transition plan for the key site.
Quizzed by Scottish Labour’s Daniel Johnson on the situation, SNP Just Transition Minister Gillian Martin said: “Petroineos is making commercial decisions.
As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR
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