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THE TORIES were accused of a “betrayal of Scottish shipyards” today after leaked documents suggested three new naval support ships could be built abroad.
Shipbuilding companies in Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, South Korea and Spain attended a recent Ministry of Defence industry day for the £1 billion Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) contract. A number of UK-based shipbuilders were present too.
General union GMB, which obtained the details of the event through a Freedom of Information request, said workers were being “sold down the river.”
On the release of her memoir that reveals everything except politics, Sturgeon’s endless media coverage has focused on her panic attacks, sexuality and personal tragedies while ignoring her government’s many failures, writes PAULINE BRYAN
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
