THE survival of the McVitie's factory at Tollcross in Glasgow must not be at the expense of Carlisle. That is the word from Carlisle's former Labour MP Eric Martlew, after the Scottish Government launched an action group to secure the future of the Glasgow site. Last week, Pladis, the global snacking company that owns McVitie’s, announced proposals to close its factory in Tollcross, Glasgow - subject to a consultation with employees. The closure would see the loss of up to 468 jobs, with production moved to other pladis sites within the UK - including Carlisle. But now, the leader of Glasgow City Council Susan Aitken has phoned David Murray, the UK managing director of the Turkish firm Pladis, which owns the Tollcross site, to tell him trade unions, the city council, the Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise had teamed up to save jobs at the threatened plant.