Swinney sparks confusion over Mossmorran jobs comment The First Minister appeared to confirm workers made redundant will be guaranteed job interviews, but it was later confirmed that is not the case. Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025
Westminster ‘sleepwalking into’ Scottish deindustrialisation – Stephen Flynn Stephen Flynn criticised the Government’s decision not to step in, as the Fife Ethylene Plant winds down. Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025
SNP urges UK Government to intervene to save jobs at Fife plant Stephen Flynn claimed oil and gas jobs are being ‘pushed off a cliff’ in Scotland. The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025
MoD identifies possible UK sites for making explosives and ammunition Disused refineries and chemical plants considered as part of a multibillion-pound investment in defence The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025
Labour MP pledges to continue to challenge party leadership after whip restored Brian Leishman vowed to continue fighting for ‘fairness, equality and social justice’. Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2025
UK Government must not ramp up decline of Scottish oil and gas sector – report Ministers said the Scottish and UK Governments should have acted sooner to prepare for job loses seen at Grangemouth, Scotland’s last oil refinery. Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025
UK Government must not ramp up decline of Scottish oil and gas sector, MPs warn The Scottish Affairs Committee also said the Scottish and UK governments should have acted sooner to prepare for job losses at Grangemouth. The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
FMQs: John Swinney lays into Anas Sarwar after 'elitist and snooty' attack JOHN Swinney furiously laid into Anas Sarwar over his promises Grangemouth would be saved from closure after the Scottish Labour leader branded his… The National (Scotland) · Oct 2, 2025
73-year-old man dies in crash on M9 motorway A 73-year-old man has died in a crash on the M9 motorway near Grangemouth ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 9, 2025
Labour 'showing disregard for Scottish industry with bailouts for English steelworks' LABOUR are "showing disregard" to Scottish industry by bailing out English steelworks while failing to provide promised funding for… The National (Scotland) · Sep 2, 2025
Extra support for former Grangemouth oil refinery workers announced EXTRA support to help former workers at the closed Grangemouth oil refinery has been announced ... The National (Scotland) · Aug 26, 2025
UK Government slammed for 'failing to deliver' £200m Grangemouth funding Union officials have accused Keir Starmer of “failing to deliver” on a promise of £200 million worth of investment to protect the future of… The National (Scotland) · Aug 23, 2025
'Kick in teeth' for Grangemouth as Labour step in to save another English site THE Labour Government has delivered a “kick in the teeth” to workers at Grangemouth after stepping in to save jobs at a steelworks south of the… The National (Scotland) · Aug 22, 2025
Rachel Reeves failed to raise Grangemouth with refinery owner days before closure RACHEL Reeves failed to raise Grangemouth oil refinery days before it was set to close in a meeting with owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, it has been… The National (Scotland) · Aug 17, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2025 Historic English fuel firm opening new Scottish head office in Grangemouth AN English fuel company is opening a new Scottish head office in Grangemouth ...
The National (Scotland) · Jul 30, 2025 Grangemouth closure hits Scottish economy hard as manufacturing plunges The closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery has hit the Scottish economy hard, new figures show.
Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025 Grangemouth closure hits Scottish economy, figures show The refinery changed into an import terminal earlier this year.
Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025 Forth Road Bridge closed as 10 Greenpeace activists abseil under it with flags The group said it wanted to block an Ineos tanker carrying fracked gas to the Grangemouth industrial site.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 15, 2025 'Insult': Labour refuse to reveal amount of cash given to English oil refinery THE UK Government has been accused of adding “insult to injury” after repeatedly refusing to disclose the amount of public funding it has spent…
Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025 ‘Certain inevitability’ to Grangemouth closure when Labour won power – minster Michael Shanks told MPs the plant was ‘far too far down the line’ for the outcome to be averted by the time his party won the election.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2025 Labour accused of 'breath-taking hypocrisy' over English oil refinery rescue ED Miliband has been accused of "breath-taking hypocrisy" as the UK Government is reportedly working to rescue an English oil…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2025 ‘It breaks my heart’: how a refinery closure is hitting jobs and politics In the second in a series, the Guardian looks at how Grangemouth struggles as Reform UK hopes to win votes
Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2025 Minister ‘hopeful’ for ‘positive’ announcement on Grangemouth soon Michael Shanks was quizzed on his Government’s £200 million investment in Grangemouth.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 11, 2025 Scottish Government receives more than 80 Grangemouth projects proposals The Scottish Government has received more than 80 inquiries about projects for Grangemouth, MSPs have been told
Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025 84 inquiries for projects at Grangemouth received by Government, MSPs told A number of approaches, a Holyrood committee heard, could begin in the next ‘three to four years’.