What The Papers Say - FM of Scotland Seeks Future Partnership With England - News

FM of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, said Scotland and England's capital have more to gain from being partners than competitors.

Speaking alongside England's Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, at the Scottish Government green investment event in Glasgow, which was hosted by Scottish Enterprise chief executive Adrian Gillespie, the First Minister of Scotland said the skills in the English capital and in Scotland were “complementary”.

“There is often a perception that Scotland and London, England, are rivals and competitors, and of course every now and again, like any two cities, that may well be the case, but in general and in particular on (climate change) we are far more likely to be partners. We stand to gain much more by working together as partners than by focusing on being competitors because our strengths are, in many ways, complementary and we have both set very ambitious targets for reaching net zero. Scotland and England's capital will benefit from working in partnership on this issue and on many other issues besides. I look forward to discussing that with the mayor but also in more detail in the weeks, months and years to come.”

Those in both the public and private sector in Scotland, the First Minister said, are determined to use this moment to build the ties that we need to create to really achieve the ambitions we set, particularly to build those closer ties with finance and business communities.

The Mayor of London told the event that the relationship between Scotland and England will be a “long and meaningful one. Please see London, if you need to, as a gateway to the world when it comes to finance, or meeting angel investors or partnerships with other markets because we certainly see Scotland as a hub for talent, as a hub for scale-up.”


- It is interesting the language she uses. Referring to Scotland as a city, working with London for years to come, building ties, not focusing on being competitors, while the Mayor of London states the relationship with Scotland will be long and meaningful (to the English government) then proceeds to say Scotland should view England as the state and that the English establishment view Scotland as a talent pool to be used for their industrial strategy and export strategy on scale ups.


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