Ruth Watson of Keep Scotland The Brand on the importance of The Scottish Brand, Economically and Socially in terms of  Food Quality,  Assurance and Availability.

 

Scotland’s name is synonymous with a premium quality product, recognised the world over. If we lose that brand recognition we lose tourists, we lose market share, we lose revenue, our economy will suffer. Our rural communities will be hit, hard.

Scottish Beef, Scottish Lamb, Scotch whisky are just three products which will lose their Protected Status after Brexit. In the recent Canada – Japan – EU talks, Westminster did not apply to protect even one product. Recent trade talks with America reveal they want to call their whiskey ‘Scotch”.

And so the social media campaign #keepScotlandtheBrand  was born.

This is not a boycott campaign. It is a positive initiative which encourages consumers to stand up for Scotland’s farmers, fishermen, our food and drink industry; asking supermarkets and retailers to support the clear identity of Scotland’s produce, not subsume our goods under one homogeneous Brand Britain. We should remember, loss of brand identity is an issue for farmers and producers in Wales, Northern Ireland, and England too.

 

http://www.keepscotlandthebrand.scot/

https://www.facebook.com/keepScotBrand/

 

Thanks to Independence Live for the audio.  Independence Live website: independencelive.net