Carnegie reads that a local councillor has taken umbrage at one local newspaper reporting the name of the company interested in taking over the former Hyundai and Motorala plant at Dunfermline.
"DUNFERMLINE COULD miss out on hundreds of new jobs if negotiations surrounding the purchase of the former Hyundai plant fall through, a local councillor has warned. The Courier recently revealed a US firm had applied for Scottish Government funding to finally put the building, which has lain empty for over a decade, to use. It is understood the company was strictly guarding its confidentiality while the grant was finalised however a weekly local newspaper revealed yesterday the firm was California-based Zoom Diversified Inc. Dunfermline south councillor Mike Rumney said such a leak was irresponsible while discussions about funding were still ongoing."
Carnegie asks what about freedom of the press and the reality is that the final decision will have more to do with the amount of public cash, probably millions of pounds, that the Scottish Government are prepared to stump up to make them come to Dunfermline rather than the fact their name has been in a local newspaper. Councillor Romney really should know better.
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