Ash Regan to Elon Musk: 'Forget Trump and bring SpaceX to Scotland'

The Herald Scotland

4 hours ago

Musk has warned that the bill will increase the federal deficit and called it a 'disgusting abomination'.
Trump criticised Mr Musk in the Oval Office, and before long, he and Mr Musk began trading bitterly personal attacks on social media, sending the White House and Republican congressional leaders scrambling to assess the fallout.
As the back-and-forth intensified, Mr Musk suggested Mr Trump should be impeached and claimed without evidence that the government was concealing information about the President's association with infamous paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Now Ash Regan says that the country should 'be quick' to take advantage of such situations.
The Alba MSP believes that with Scotland's emergence in the Space and satellite industries, attempts should be made to tempt Musk to relocate his business ventures to Scotland.
With Trump's family and business ties to Scotland, her party said that such a move by Musk could 'prompt a bidding war between the President of the United States and one of the worlds richest men as to who can invest more in Scotland.'
Commenting, Ash Regan said: 'The Scottish space industry, including satellite-related activities, is projected to be worth £4 billion to the Scottish economy by 2030. Glasgow is already known as the satellite manufacturing capital of Europe, and we are on the verge of becoming a global player in the industry.
'We have the sites, the people and the vision to match Elon Musk's aspirations for SpaceX so the Scottish Government should be opening the door and advertising Scotland is the go to place if he wishes to relocate his business ventures here if contract cancellation threats in the US are upheld.
'I previously proposed Scotland as the site for the next Tesla Gigafactory and unfortunately Elon Musk ruled out investment due to the policies of the UK Labour Government. However, the Scottish Government have been a key partner in the growing success of our satellite industry, so in Scotland we would have a much opportunity of attracting such investment where the UK Government has previously failed.
'Scotland has the potential for abundant renewable energy, which is needed to power emergent technologies. By creating innovative investment opportunities, we can then capitalise on Scotland's USP, ensuring we invest this bounty to benefit Scotland's businesses and communities.
"No more being left behind as passengers while Westminster squanders the power of our own resources. We need to think independently and act like a forward looking nation to show our people we can thrive with independence.'