Labour Rushed to Save English Jobs. Why Not My Constituents' at Grangemouth?

Are Unite and Labour heading for divorce?

In Place of Strife was the name that Barbara Castle gave to her attempt to broker peace between Labour and the trade unions. Keir Starmer’s approach to industrial relations lacks such a poetic title, but the aim has been much the same. Under the Conservatives, 2022’s “summer of discontent” saw the number of days lost to strike action reach its highest level since 1989. Where there was discord, Starmer promised to bring harmony. After Labour ente…

Labour rushed to save English jobs. Why not my constituents' at Grangemouth?

Michelle Thomson, the SNP MSP for Falkirk East, writes on the Labour Government's differing approaches to Scottish and English jobs ...

Unite boss slams Labour's handling of Grangemouth after removing Rayner's membership

Sharon Graham said the way the party had handled industrial issues had left members considering their relationship with Labour.

Grangemouth Workers Deserve Answers, Says SNP Amid Funding Row

The UK Government is facing sharp criticism for refusing to reveal how much public money has been spent to protect jobs at a refinery in England, while workers at Scotland’s last remaining oil refinery face closure without intervention. The SNP has accused the Labour-led UK Government of adding “insult to injury” to staff at the Grangemouth refinery, following its refusal to disclose details of funding provided to the Prax Lindsey site in Lincol…