Scottish Conservatives press release
Two of the UK’s largest companies have expressed clear
warnings over the economic risks of separation.
Standard Life, the third largest private sector employer in
Edinburgh, has announced contingency plans to move key parts of the business
down to England if Scotland votes to leave the United Kingdom. And in a further blow to the SNP’s economic credibility, BP
Chief Executive Bod Dudley has said he backs Sir Ian Wood’s assessment that
Alex Salmond has grossly overestimated the value of remaining North Sea Oil.
Scottish Conservative finance spokesman Gavin Brown MSP
said: “On the same day we have formal statements highlighting the
risks of separation from vital employers in two of our most important
industries.
“It is clear from their statements that future jobs and
investment in both financial services and oil and gas are far safer with
Scotland remaining in the UK. The uncertainties of separation could cause real and
lasting damage to our economy. Standard Life is the third largest private sector employer
in Edinburgh and BP has been operating in the North Sea for 50 years. Their concerns need to be treated extremely seriously.”
