Tag: carriers
Salmond emphasises Unity over Threat to Scottish Defence Jobs
First Minister Alex Salmond has underlined the importance of a united front in the fight to preserve Scottish defence jobs. The First Minister and...
Agreement Reached over Scottish Defence Jobs Threat
The Scottish government has announced that cross-party agreement has been reached in an attempt at protecting jobs threatened by the Tory-LibDem Government’s Strategic Defence...
SNP Defence Spokesman Welcomes news that Scottish Carrier Contracts could be...
The SNP’s Defence Spokesman Angus Robertson has today welcomed news that the UK’s Defence Minister Liam Fox is proposing that the aircraft carrier contracts...
Agreement Closer on Scottish Defence Submission
A meeting called by the First Minister Alex Salmond in an attempt at creating a united front in the battle to save Scottish defence...
Assurances demanded on defence spending as SNP reveal Scotland loses out
SNP MP Angus Robertson has demanded assurances over the future UK defence spending as figures indicate that Scotland loses out compared to other areas...
Sturgeon – It would be madness to cancel Carrier Projects
SNP Deputy Leader Nicola Sturgeon has claimed that cancellation of the contracts to build carriers on the Clyde and at Rosyth, given the amount...
Goldie first to accept Salmond’s defence talks invite
Holyrood Conservative leader Annabelle Goldie has become the first of the opposition party leaders to publicly accept First Minister Alex Salmond’s invitation...
First Minister leads fight to save carrier jobs
First Minister Alex Salmond has called on Scotland’s political leaders to unite behind the Scottish Government in a bid to save thousands of jobs...