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New First Minister John Swinney chairs his first Cabinet meeting since taking up the role, at Bute House in Edinburgh, May 10, 2024
SCOTTISH First Minister John Swinney pledged today to “dedicate every fibre” to economic growth.
The SNP leader made the commitment ahead of attending a ground-breaking ceremony at Ardersier Port.
The site, close to Inverness, had once been home to a fabrication yard, thriving in the prosperous years of North Sea oil and gas production, but became Britain’s largest brownfield site in 2001 when the tide turned on the industry.
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
