As Richard Marsh highlighted:
The creation of a small number of jobs in a deprived area that is in desperate need of jobs is probably worth a lot more than an intervention that creates jobs in the centre of Glasgow or Edinburgh.vEEFW Committee, Official Report, 17 September 2019, col 44
Tony Mackay agreed:
I think that the principle of rural areas requiring more assistance than Glasgow and Edinburgh is still very valid.viEEFW Committee, Official Report, 17 September 2019, col 45
The Scottish Government’s economic strategy lists place and regional cohesion as one of its inclusive growth priorities (along with fair work, the business pledge and promoting equality and tackling inequality).