“Diageo” is it Rape, Plunder
or Sabotage - or is it all three?
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hope you all read my article a couple W K D W L V P D N L Q J … % , / / , 2 1 S U R À W S O X V D Q H V W L P D W H G R Q W R S K D V
of months back about “Wanton Greed”. actually contemplated closing down its main artery in Kilmarnock
In it I explained that it used to be good with the devastation of seven hundred job losses. Not only that
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continued to say that it was now no longer S O D Q V L Q P R W L R Q W R F O R V H W K L V I D F W R U \ D Q G L Q Á L F W K X J H V X I I H U L Q J L Q W K H
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companies are now squeezing out every J U H D W G L I À F X O W \ W U \ L Q J W R X Q G H U V W D Q G W K H U H D V R Q V I R U W K L V I R O O \ 6 X U H O \
last drop of blood to maximize these L W L V Q R W M X V W W R J D L Q R U V T X H H ] H P R U H S U R À W I U R P Z K D W L V D O U H D G \ D
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news that the distillers giant “Diageo” are to close the Johnnie . L O P D U Q R F N D U H L Q P \ R S L Q L R Q E H L Q J U D S H G E \ E L J E X V L Q H V V
Walker whisky plant at Kilmarnock with the loss of 700 jobs and W K D W K D V D E V R O X W H O \ Q R V F U X S O H V D Q G Q R L Q W H U H V W L Q 6 F R W O D Q G · V
the Port Dundass plant in Glasgow with the loss of 170 jobs. K H U L W D J H 6 F R W O D Q G · V L Q G X V W U \ R U H Y H Q W K H L U R Z Q 6 F R W W L V K Z R U N I R U F H
This decision also has a knock-on affect with businesses that It is obvious they have nothing but contempt for us. The Scottish
V X S S O \ J R R G V V H U Y L F H V D Q G W U D Q V S R U W W R W K L V À U P parliament must stop this industrial sabotage and come to the
aid of its people. It is imperative that we keep Johnny Walker in
Finance secretary Mr. John Swinney welcomed the new jobs Kilmarnock and save the bond at Port Dundas in Glasgow. Can
Diageo were creating at Leven and said that it was “encouraging”
that Diageo were committed to Scotland. I would like to ask Mr.
Swinney if this is the same Diageo that have been bringing over
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of their trainers back to India with them and leave the trainers
redundant?
I am no politician nor am I a football supporter but it seems to me
that although a company can spend millions of pounds buying a
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club will always belong to the supporters of that club. Supporters
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football club in the country would die.
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revolves round Braveheart and whisky. While they might watch
Palace or Tower Bridge? Or what about Rome giving up the
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remains constant and supplies Diageo with a massive “£2
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This is how absurd I see this situation. If the Scottish parliament
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botch up the rescue of any one of these two plants then we have
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lost a part of our heritage and I for one would like to see the
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top of the Scottish parliament building. At least we would have
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would surely be upon us then.
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in the directors of this company. May I humbly suggest that we
withdraw the right for Diageo to operate. Give them back the
money they paid for the company and throw them out.
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resources. Our heritage does not belong to any individual or any
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the sons and daughters of our future generations.
Copyright Jack Clyde 2009
Author of Glasgow Taxi Book
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