From the surviving members of the 1971 UCS workers
To return to our nautical theme it would seem the No campaign scaremongering on shipbuilding has just been blown out of the water.
Some quotes from the open letter by the surviving members of the 1971 work-in at the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders.
"The UK Government is attempting to portray itself as the protector of shipbuilding in Scotland, but nothing could be further from the truth."
"Despite the efforts of the trade union movement, shipbuilding has been neglected by Westminster governments, and there is a stronger, brighter future for our shipbuilding industry in an independent Scotland."
"In 1979 Scottish shipbuilding employed around 35,000 people - but by 2012 there were less than 8,000, and the Westminster government aims to reduce jobs further from over 5,000 to 1,500."
"So, the great threat that looms over our shipbuilding industry is the threat from no change, from keeping on the same downward path with Westminster. We believe there can and must be a different way forward - but that depends on bringing economic power to Scotland."
Read the full letter at The Daily Record (no, really).
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