Scottish Labour: Grangemouth must not pay the price for government failure
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Workers at Grangemouth must not pay the price for SNP and Tory
industrial failure, Scottish Labour has said. At Holyrood today
(Wednesday 13) MSPs are set to debate a motion by Scottish Labour
shining a light on the SNP’s economic record, accusing the party of
presiding over “low growth and low productivity”. Scottish Labour’s
criticism of the SNP’s economic record follows a series of grim
statistics showing employment and economic activity in Scotland
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Workers at Grangemouth must not pay the price for SNP and Tory industrial failure, Scottish Labour has said. At Holyrood today (Wednesday 13) MSPs are set to debate a motion by Scottish Labour shining a light on the SNP’s economic record, accusing the party of presiding over “low growth and low productivity”.
Scottish Labour’s criticism of the SNP’s economic record follows
a series of grim statistics showing employment and economic
activity in Scotland remain higher than the UK average while wage
growth is slower. Scottish Labour has also set out its plan to strengthen Scotland’s economy across the board and deliver growth using devolved powers such as skills, planning and regional development. Commenting, Scottish Labour Economy spokesperson Daniel Johnson said “Workers at Grangemouth must not pay the price for the chaos and incompetence of Scotland’s two governments.
“We need some political leadership to save this site, but the SNP
and the Tories are both standing idly by while jobs are on the
line.
“Both of our governments must stop sleepwalking towards disaster
and get round the table to protect these jobs, support these
workers, and develop a real plan to help Scottish industry not
only survive but thrive.
ENDS Scottish Labour motion for debate: Daniel Johnson S6M-12457 Growing Scotland’s Economy That the Parliament recognises the crucial role that economic growth plays in delivering strong public services and social change; believes that, despite this, the Scottish Government has failed to use the powers that it has to grow Scotland’s economy and has instead presided over low growth and low productivity; notes the publication of the CBI-Fraser of Allander Institute Scottish Productivity Index 2024, which shows that Scotland is lagging behind the rest of the UK on 10 out of 13 productivity indicators; believes that this underperformance has serious implications for living standards and incomes and will place further pressure on Scotland’s struggling public services; calls on the Scottish Government to take a new approach to the economy, working in partnership with business to unleash the true economic potential of Scotland and its people, and notes the publication of the Scottish Labour Party’s Building a Business Case for Scotland and its proposals to use the soft power of Brand Scotland to increase exports and international investment, to simplify Scotland’s enterprise agency landscape so that it is better aligned to deliver innovation, promote growth and attract investment, to embed technology across the economy and in Scottish public services to support excellence and ensure future generations are tech and business ready, and to develop a clear skills plan with transition pathways into the green economy.
Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary, said: “Grangemouth
workers are angry over the failure by the Scottish and UK
governments to bring forward any proposals to support their
livelihoods.” https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Make-Britain-a-Clean-Energy-Superpower.pdf Building a Business Case for Scotland: https://scottishlabour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Building-a-business-case-for-Scotland.pdf Scotland’s Labour Market Trends:
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