A view of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant in Grangemouth, September 12, 2024
JOHN SWINNEY challenged the Labour government in Westminster today to match his pledge of a £25 million cash injection into Grangemouth oil refinery — but unions have demanded more action from both governments.
Scotland’s First Minister hopes the funds will secure a just transition for the hundreds of workers set to lose their livelihoods when the PetroIneos oil refinery closes in May, enabling the delivery of recommendations from the Project Willow feasibility study focussed on turning the complex into a low-carbon energy centre.
He said: “Any redundancy, whether voluntary or compulsory, is a matter of deep regret.
It’s hard to understand how minor divisions can come to dominate the process of building a challenge to the rule of the rich when the desperate need for a vehicle to fight poverty and despair is so abundantly clear, writes MATT KERR
