FERRY FIASCO: Jim McColl - Shipyard had plenty work & 'nonsense' anything negative would've happened
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2022
- The former owner of a Scottish Government-backed shipyard has said the business would be “flying high” had it not signed a contract for two late and over-budget ferries.
Ferguson Marine was nationalised in 2019, when problems were made public in the building of the Glen Sannox and the as-yet-unnamed hull 802.
In the ensuing years, the price has risen to an estimate of around £250 million, more than two-and-a-half times the original £97 million valuation - and the vessels are due to be in service next year - five years later than planned.
The Scottish Government has maintained the contract saved Ferguson Marine from closure and protected jobs at the yard - the last commercial shipbuilder on the Clyde.
But Jim McColl has repeatedly said that was not the case and there were other orders available to the yard.
“That’s just absolute nonsense, that anything negative would have happened to this yard if we hadn’t got the order,” he told the Public Audit Committee at Holyrood on Thursday.
“I wish we hadn’t got it, because we’d be flying high just now with a whole load of different orders, including the Type 31 destroyers working with Babcock.”
The Public Audit Committee gathered to ask questions about the ferries fiasco.
The committee of various MSPs, led by Richard Leonard, asked questions about the process of awarding the contract to Ferguson Marine for ferries 801 and 802.
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That was outrageous, that man was telling the truth, he obviously hasn't read the SNP rule book.
So the truth finally emerges despite the NDA imposed on the personnel who were dismissed when the Scottish government (SNP) took over.
When the SNP heard they did 'fabrication work' they couldn't turn them down.
Brilliant 👏
Sturgeons lies exposed again but will she be held to account ?? Probability not !!
More slippery than boris
Please - You’ve imprinted this image of Sturgeon exposed in my head. That’s my weekend ruined. 😂
Like a greased up piglet.
of course not. it's been underreported.
Sturgeon knew this was coming , the indyref pledge was a desperate attempt to divert attention from this
What else is Krankie hiding or lying about?
She still pretends that she is a woman not a man in drag 💀
Everything
Take your pick.
And she thinks she's getting indefy2
So much for sturgeons big claim that she saved the yard !!! more spin and lies from the snp !!
Jim McColl..... a multimillionaire business man, a very clever and astute guy and these nobody's from nowhere have the nerve to question him on anything.
Astute? Why did he originally support the snp? Genuine question.
@@annehislop2449 Probably he originally supported them before he found out how stupid and inept they are.
But this lot continue to get the vote, it's outrageous!🏴🇬🇧
Another business ruined by the SNP
Memo to The SNP? When shopping for your next ferry.Go to South Korea.The Isle of Man
Steam packet co will show you how its done.!
Again, Liar Nick, jail her
Yes, lots of fabrication.
Why did the scottish government have to step in to save it then?
Is that a genuine question?
To win an election painted windows on it and launched it.
@@WeeShoeyDugless They didn’t grandstanding as usual with nothing to back it up as usual but total pish! 🤬
One world...... Political.
Scandalous. There must be a full investigation.
So if they had plenty of work, why did Surgeon keep saying saving the yard, and jobs 😂😂😂😂
Again no due delegance.
And Sturgeon said she saved four hundred jobs when in fact there were only one hundred and thirty employed there ,and now at the end of the day these two ferries will likely be scrapped and four hundred unemployed all because of the great ship yard redeemer Nicola Sturgeon and OH nearly forgot the two hundred and fifty million of tax payers cash scrapped with the ferries .
She should pay , scotland she has told constant lies to you , wake up .
suppose we should be grateful it wasn't aeroplanes.
130 people and you sent teams down south, they wll have no work if Sturgeon gets her way because they will no employ them , makes me laugh plenty of work God get a grip