Faslane Base Gets £500m Contracts 'to Secure 6,700 Jobs'

[The Armchair Soldier]

Faslane Base Gets £500m Contracts 'to Secure 6,700 Jobs'

Chancellor George Osborne has announced more than £500m of contracts for the Royal Navy's submarine base at Faslane.

The government said the work, which is due to begin in 2017, would secure 6,700 jobs and create thousands more.

Mr Osborne told BBC Radio Scotland that the investment was a "massive boost for Scotland and the UK's defence".

However, Scotland's Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the news was clearly linked to Trident renewal which was the "wrong priority".

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The new contracts will include the building of ship lifts, sea walls, jetties and other major projects over the next 10 years.

Read More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-s ... s-34101989

[marktigger]

SNP are in total confusion....still if they don't want it put the money into Plymouth

[Little J]

SNP are in total confusion....still if they don't want it put the money into Plymouth

If they did that, can you imagine how much whining there'd be from SNP about not caring about Scottish jobs, etc...

[marktigger]

well they don't want trident there

[shark bait]

They want to be independent. UK government trying to say "look investment, we do care", so the SNP have to counter and say "NUKES, UK government doest care, NUKES". Its pathetic

[GibMariner]

Breaking ground on new ranges at Garelochhead

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has marked the start of major work to create brand new training facilities at Garelochhead ranges in Scotland with an informal turf cutting ceremony.

The project, which is costing more than £3 million is in partnership with Landmarc Support Services, Mackenzie Construction and consulting engineers D J Goode and Associates. It will see the existing Garelochhead ranges transformed in to two new developments: a 100 metre grouping and zeroing (G&Z) range and a 600 metre Electronic Target Range (ETR). There will also be a single range building complex with classrooms, a targetry store and workshops, which will serve the two ranges.

More here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/brea ... relochhead

[GibMariner]

Trident: Army considers guarding Britain's nuclear sites as staff shortages fuel security worries

Staff shortages at the police force responsible for guarding the UK’s nuclear weapons bases and other key military facilities are now so severe that the Ministry of Defence is considering whether to use serving soldiers to plug the gaps.

A shortfall in the number of trained frontline officers serving with the MoD Police (MDP) has led to the option of deploying troops being given “serious consideration” by ministers, the head of the body representing rank-and-file officers told The Independent on Sunday.

The move comes after an official report on the force – whose officers play a crucial role in protecting the UK’s defence infrastructure at more than 120 military sites around the UK – warned that current staffing levels were “not sustainable” without risking security.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho ... 58036.html