Nest of Fearties #8: The (Un)Just Transition? w/ Rosie Hampton and Ewan Gibbs

Bathgate no more, Linwood no more, Grangemouth no more, Larbert no more?Earlier this month, it was announced that the Alexander Dennis bus manufacturing sites in Larbert and Camelon would close, resulting in 400 immediate job losses and an estimated 1,600 in the wider supply chain. This comes as the nearby Grangemouth oil refinery begins its decommissioning process. Meanwhile, John Swinney promises “national renewal” and a long-term plan for “Scotland 2050”. Is this the story of an unjust transition?To answer this question, Rory Hamilton is joined by Dr Ewan Gibbs – Senior Lecturer in Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow, and author of Coal Country: The Meaning and Memory of Deindustrialisation in Postwar Scotland – and Dr Rosie Hampton, Oil & Gas Campaigns Manager at Friends of the Earth Scotland.Support Skotia on Patreon.