BM Scotland Says - God Help Grangemouth!

 BM SCOTLAND Says 'God Help Grangemouth (and Falkirk) 

Scotland's Oil and Gas Industry is subject to SNP led policies, and some sources suggest that this could lead to a falling out between Holyrood and Whitehall.

It could also lead to massive job losses in Grangemouth and Falkirk.

THE SNP GOVERMENT AT HOLYROOD STILL LIVE IN THE FANTASY WORLD THAT THEY REPRESENT AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY -  AND ARE NOT PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Back in the 1970's the SNP used to campaign under the slogan, "It's Scotland's Oil!"

Back then the oil and gas reserves in the North Sea were the key to Scottish independence, the oil and gas off Scotland's north-east coast would not only fund Scotland as an independent country but would under pin its economy for generations. So what happened?  Has the SNP forgotten all that?

All those determined speeches from SNP campaigners across the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's about Scotland's share of the oil and gas exploration and refineries in places like Grangemouth and Aberdeen, not counting all the on-shore support and repair bases and down Scotland's North Sea coast, along the Moray Firth and up into Shetland and Orkney.

The new Labour government in Westminster have the lacklustre 'expert' politician Ed Miliband as Secretary of State for Energy, which includes all the left of centre initiatives towards 'Net-Zero' and other 'Green and Eco' policies on energy.

The oil refinery facilities between Grangemouth and Falkirk have been operating and generating jobs in the area for almost 100 years.

The SNP/Scottish  government has a so-called 'expert body' operating to research and direct future energy generation for Scotland and the proposed move away from fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas. This is the strangely titled, 'Just Transition Commission' < no that is nothing to do with trans-sexual gender identity>.

Last year the owners of the Grangemouth oil refineries the Petroineos company announced that it would cease operations in 2025 at the earliest. A move that could not only mean over 500 jobs lost, but it could also affect oil supplies in Scotland and across the whole UK.

So much for energy security for Scotland.

The Scottish (acting) Energy Secretary Gillian Martin is supposedly working in a "one team approach" with Ed Miliband and the co-chair of the Just Transition Commission Mr Satwat Rehman, on resolving and developing the future of Scotland's energy industry and the future development of the refineries sites at Grangemouth.

The suggested 'Green' policy is to replace the Grangemouth refineries with a 'fuel import terminal' or to build a new 'Green' and Eco-friendly processing facility to create 'plant based bio-fuels'.

But none of the above ideas have gone beyond discussions and future plans by the SNP government for a "positive strategic reset" on energy policy involving both Holyrood and Westminster.

THE SNP ARE STILL IN CHARGE AT HOLYROOD AND CONTINUE TO WASTE MONEY

Although the SNP were hammered in the General Election at the start of July, the SNP is still in charge of Scotland's devolved government and directs policy and spending from Holyrood.

In a previous BM Scotland report this website highlighted the tax-payer funded SNP fantasy of having a 'Scottish Embassy' in assorted countries.

 It seems that delusion of grandeur continues and the SNP government maintains a high value suite of offices in Brussels, 'Scotland House' as a staffed operation connecting to the European Parliament even though Scotland is not part of the EU and has no MEP's.

This vanity project costs the Scottish tax payer - £8  million per year.

The SNP directed International Offices operate in nine countries at a cost to Scotland's budget of £7 million per year to cover staffing and running costs.

Could that money not be better spent back here in Scotland?