Ardersier No More
T he Proclaimers will be adding a few more verses to 'Letter to America' their 1987 eulogy to Scotland's industries and working communities. This last year or so has seen a few more towns and sites to add to the list, Grangemouth, Mossmorran and now Ardersier. The de-industrialisation emasculation of Scotland continues apace. The pace and scale is starting to resemble the Thatcher era. At least Thatcher didin't discriminate, she shut down industry right across the UK, but this now looks like deliberate political policy to impoverish Scottish industry and business to make Scotland appear more dependent on the UK and dampen independence ambitions. While our industry closes the UK Labour government steps in to save industry in Labour run England and Wales. The closure of Grangemouth leaves Scotland as the only major oil producing country in the world without its own refinery. 430 jobs lost and 4,600 more in the supply chain at risk. Mossmorran is closing because it can...