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Will the Ferguson shipyard ever build another ferry?

Martin Geissler asks what job cuts at the Ferguson shipyard tells us about our ferry problems.

Ferguson Marine – the Clyde’s last shipyard, which was nationalised in 2019 – has announced it will have to cut 70 jobs, a quarter of its work force.

Martin Geissler speaks to the BBC’s David Henderson and David Wallace Lockhart about why the company continues to struggle – and what it means for our ferry problem.

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