Jenny Marra MSP, North East Scotland

Recent appearances

Scottish Parliament: Scotland’s Future Economy 16 Jan 2019

Will the cabinet secretary give way?
Scottish Parliament: Scotland’s Future Economy 16 Jan 2019

My city of Dundee knows all too well the pain of factory closures and job losses. When globalisation was a new phenomenon, Dundee was at the forefront of it, with the bitter and heartbreaking closure of the Timex factory. Ten years later, the Levi Strauss & Co factory closed its doors, and NCR has gone from employing 6,000 people, including members of my family, to employing 500 today. Now,...
Scottish Parliament: Scotland’s Future Economy 16 Jan 2019

I say to the cabinet secretary that we need a proper economic strategy—one that is specifically for Dundee. We have terrible employment figures: we have the lowest male employment rate in Scotland and the highest proportion of males in part-time work. He knows that where there is joblessness, there is poverty and all its associated problems. I would like him to commit, today, to a proper...