Leader: Salmond has Lessons to Learn From Diageo's Rejection
The Scotsman › September 10, 2009
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THE decision by global drinks giant Diageo to reject the Scottish Government's proposal, which it hoped would avoid the closure of the company's Kilmarnock bottling plant and Port Dundas grain distillery is, first and foremost, a devastating blow to the 900 workers set to lose their jobs.
With the economy still in recession and unemployment predicted to continue to rise this year, it will be very difficult for those left jobless to find alternative employment. The knock-on effect of these job losses for the economy of Kilmarnock will be severe.See the full content of this document
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Leader: Salmond has Lessons to Learn From Diageo's Rejection
It is therefore imperative that the Scottish and UK governments, agencies such as Scottish Enterprise, local authorities and others turn their attention to finding ways of ameliorating the worst effects of the Diageo decision.
However, the rejection of the ...See the full content of this document
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