Loom and Doom ; Outrage As Foreign Firms Get Chance to Weave Tartan for New Scottish Regiment's Kilts

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THE Ministry of Defence was warned last night it would be an 'outrageous insult' if kilts for the new Scots super-regiment were made overseas.

And there are fears that more than 100 Scots jobs could be put at risk if the contract for the tartan is given to a firm in India or Eastern Europe.

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Loom and Doom ; Outrage As Foreign Firms Get Chance to Weave Tartan for New Scottish Regiment's Kilts

The move, which would end 156 years of military tradition, was slammed by campaigners opposed to the Government's controversial plans to scrap Scotland's six in...

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