Grangemouth is one of the most talked about topics on Social Media but our politicians appear to have lost their tongues now that the Election is over.

The owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe however is quite happy the way things are going, he is a businessman and one who knows when he’s onto a good thing.

So when Westminster offer him £600 million to close his operation in Grangemouth and open a new plant in Belgium he isn’t going to say ‘no thank you’. Even though Grangemouth is still viable.

So whats in store for Grangemouth apart from the political motive which is to strip Scotland of its one and only refinery?

Never trust politicians who have a history of going back on their word. The Scottish Government say they are against Fracking yet have renewed the licences in the past.

The thing to remember here is that this whole operation in Grangemouth is now within the Forth Freeport and normal rules do not apply….not even Safety rules!

Has Holyrood given away their power to stop Fracking in the future? At the moment all fracking operations south of the Border have been suspended but the decision is a Political one. Liz Truss for instance lifted the moratorium, Sunak reinstated it!

What will Starmer do under pressure from Ineos and others plus the need for our own energy….to sell on no doubt!

There are no givens here once the big boys move into these Freeports. They can quite easily hold governments to ransom!

The Freeport contracts are a closely guarded secret, most business contracts are but these are different because what is being sold or given away is our Land, when did we ever give the Scottish government the right to do that?……NEVER!

Did anyone ever see the words Freeports or SEZs in the SNP Manifesto? No these have been thrust upon us under the guise of levelling-up with the blessing of Kate Forbes & Co.

In April 2024 a Westminster Government Committee cited there was a ‘lack of transparency’ around Freeports, it appears Rachel Reeves is about to ignore those findings, that shows the way things are heading under Labour.

The level playing field has just risen to another level.

There is an organisation however that is fighting against Freeports and that is the Salvo Freeport Group @salvofreeports

They are fighting on your behalf and you really do need to find out what is happening on your doorstep!

The 2026 Scottish Elections will be the most important Elections Scotland has ever had or will hold. They won’t just be about Labour v SNP, they will be about who is or has taken over this land whilst we looked the other way and how we get it back!