What a clever wee soul.
RANDOM THOUGHTS
Tag: Derek McKay
THAT MAGIC MONEY TREE ONLY SEEMS TO BLOOM WHEN IT SUITS MAYHEM
The Michelin closure is a huge deal in Dundee.
More than 800 jobs in the company are set to go and most of us know someone who will lose his or her well-paid job. That’s before you take account of the knock-on effect on other business. And for the well-trained workforce, there aren’t that many jobs in Dundee that pay the kind of money Michelin pays.
The reason given for the closure is the cheap far eastern imports of the smaller size tyres that are made in Dundee. Certainly, Michelin tyres are really good, but they are also very expensive. The somewhat illogical move towards larger cars (and larger tyres) and the price are the reasons for the fall in sales. There’s nothing much one can do about that.
However, I can’t help thinking that there may be an element of Brexit uncertainty for the French company. Hundreds of UKย and international companies are moving out of the UK. It would be odd if this company hadn’t taken Brexit into account.
The Tay Cities deal is being underfunded to the tune of ยฃ50 million. In the meantime, the DUP have secured another billion pounds from the magic money tree that Mayhem keeps in her backyard.
Mundell is being his usual completely useless self.
Over and over again he has made statements, promises and threats on a variety of matters, and over and over again zero has happened. Even his threat to resign came to zilch.
He promised more powers would come to Scotland after Brexit. In fact, Edinburgh will enjoy fewer powers. And, as Clive Ponting has said, maybe Brexit will mean the Tories get what they have always wanted and the Scottish parliament is disbanded
He failed to stand up for Scottish farmers whenย Gove spent EU money, destined for Scotland, in England.
He assured us that when May paid the first bribe of a billion pounds to her pal, Arlene, that Scotland wouldn’t lose out. It did.
And now he has said that despite the Michelin situation we will get no extra cash… not even get what we were promised in the City Deals.
Despite the utter uselessness of Mundell and the Brits, our own government is working hard to try to retain the jobs in Dundee.
๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ & ๐ฅ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐/๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ. ๐๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
It’s a worrying thought that John Heffren may to an extent be right. The Tories have little to lose in a place like Dundee and frankly little to gain by working to keep Michelin here. No matter what they do, Dundee won’t vote Tory.
And wouldn’t it suit them nicely if the Scottish government failed?
MUNGUIN'S NEW REPUBLIC 