WELL we know what Labour will not be doing if they win the next Westminster election.

The script has been edited and they will not be investing £28 billion every year on green initiatives.

In yet another U-turn by Keir Starmer, he and his lieutenants are rewriting their scripts in an effort to cosy up to big business and avoid bad reviews by the Tories.

Why you may ask, when polling shows that green investment is what people want. It’s a sure vote winner and after all that’s what he’s after - votes.

History tells us that Starmer has previous for saying what he thinks people want to hear to help him win elections and then suddenly finding the driving skills of a Fast & Furious stunt driver performing a hand-brake turn.

In an attempt to woo the left of the party Starmer promised to “end the national scandal of spiralling student debt” with a vow to abolish tuition fees. This commitment formed one of his 10 pledges when he stood to become leader of the Labour party. After winning and becoming leader the script, like so many bad movie series became repetitive.

He has now u-turned on re-nationalising industries, raising taxes on higher earners, protecting migrants, taxing tech companies and blocking Rosebank oil field drilling.

The difference with the green pledge is that he has u-turned before the election as even he realised you can only pull the u-turn stunt so many times.

What does this mean for Scotland? Well as any budding movie producer knows you need the funds to get the best for your movie. It means we will struggle to secure the investment we need to compete in the global race to net zero.

This is essential for securing economic growth, energy security, skilled jobs and inward investment for areas like Inverclyde while reducing home energy bills and as a result the cost of living crisis.

Of course you could help write a different script. The big blockbusters are rarely timeless classics these days. The independent film makers choose their own path - we can too.

A path with a better prospect of reward for the investment in our children's future. An independent Scotland will have no need for u-turns as we invest in our priorities for our brighter future powered by our people and our own natural resources.

Paul Malloy

Greenock