Findlay: Independence would ‘put Scottish shipyards at risk’

Findlay: SNP ‘hostility’ damaging Scotland’s defence sector

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has accused the SNP Government of neglecting Scotland’s defence and industrial base during a visit to Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard. Speaking to UK Defence Journal, Findlay praised the shipyard’s “incredible work” and warned that political hostility from Edinburgh was making it harder for firms like Babcock to maintain the skilled workforce needed for national security. Today at Rosyth, @geoallison spoke…