'We are left fighting for scraps!'

Council Chief Executive blasts central government's record on bringing jobs to this area

'We are left fighting for scraps!'

An aerial view of Coleraine.

By Peter Winter

Reporter:

By Peter Winter

Thursday 25 September 2025 8:35

NORTHERN Ireland’s strategy for attracting job-creating inward investment has, until now, left Causeway Coast and Glens “fighting for scraps off the table.”
That was Council Chief Executive David Jackson’s verdict on the effects of central government’s previous policy on every district beyond the Province’s two main cities.
He was addressing members of the Leisure and Development Committee on Tuesday following a presentation by the officer in charge of economic development.

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