{"id":8392,"date":"2019-03-10T16:08:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T16:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/mcdonnell-pledges-green-revolution-jobs\/"},"modified":"2019-03-10T16:08:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T16:08:10","slug":"mcdonnell-pledges-green-revolution-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/mcdonnell-pledges-green-revolution-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonnell pledges &#8216;green revolution&#8217; jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"John McDonnell\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1385E\/production\/_105966997_tv052852625.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">PA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    John McDonnell said nationalisation of the energy network and new investment could create thousands of jobs<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has told Scottish Labour&#8217;s conference that a &#8220;green industrial revolution&#8221; could create 50,000 jobs in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The MP told delegates in Dundee that Scotland could be &#8220;at the heart&#8221; of developments in renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>And he said the governments in Edinburgh and London were not doing enough to tackle climate change.<\/p>\n<p>UK and Scottish party leaders Jeremy Corbyn and Richard Leonard addressed the conference on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Both leaders also addressed green issues in their speeches, with Mr Leonard setting out a vision of &#8220;free bus travel for all&#8221; and Mr Corbyn saying there was &#8220;no bigger threat to our future&#8221; than climate change.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-47497539\" class=\"story-body__link\">Leonard targets &#8216;free bus travel for all&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-47488357\" class=\"story-body__link\">Corbyn makes plea for Labour unity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mr McDonnell told the conference that there needed to be better economic and environmental planning to &#8220;tackle humanity&#8217;s greatest challenge &#8211; climate change&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He said this would include nationalisation of the energy network, and an expansion of infrastructure and investment in energy generation in the Western Isles in particular.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;Politicians of all parties have talked about the fourth industrial revolution. Under Labour, that will be a green industrial revolution.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the future, under Labour, Scotland will be at the heart of a green industrial revolution in our energy sector that could save the planet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">PA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    Mr McDonnell was speaking at the Scottish Labour conference in Dundee<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Shadow Chancellor said Scottish hydro, wind and wave power were &#8220;essential to achieving the transition to the sustainable fuel sources that we need&#8221;, and said the party&#8217;s &#8220;ambitious plans&#8221; for developing these sectors could create tens of thousands of jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Hitting out at the dividends paid by energy companies in recent years, he said: &#8220;Putting control of our energy sector in the hands of the public, with a mandate to cut through the short-sighted decision making of the privateers, can we unlock the true potential of Scottish energy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response, a Scottish Power spokeswoman said the firm &#8220;supports thousands of jobs&#8221; in Scotland, and have &#8220;consistently invested and spent more in Scotland and the UK than we have made in profit or paid in dividends&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish Conservatives said Labour were &#8220;out of ideas&#8221; and &#8220;seem to think that nationalisation will solve all problems&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-47516473\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright PA Image caption John McDonnell said nationalisation of the energy network and new investment could create thousands of jobs Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has told Scottish Labour&#8217;s conference that a &#8220;green industrial revolution&#8221; could create 50,000 jobs in Scotland. 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