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Labour face demands to follow Scunthorpe with Grangemouth
First Minister John Swinney during a visit to Celtic Renewables in Grangemouth, for the publication of the Project Willow public information document, a plan for the future of the Grangemouth Industrial Cluster, March 19, 2025

LABOUR is facing demands to follow its nationalisation of British Steel with nationalising and saving Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery.

SNP First Minister John Swinney called for state ownership today as he commented on the economic uncertainty sweeping the globe.

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