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UK and Scottish ministers have been accused of showing “contempt” towards Scotland’s rural communities during a first of its kind debate held in Westminster this week. https://www.scotsman.com/hays-way/ministers-accused-of-contempt-for-rural-scotland-in-first-energy-debate-of-its-kind-5368796?fbclid=IwY2xjawNldFBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBNUXZSRk83Rmd0T1ZQWEJuAR7sRLJXCDmTGTbfjXtfrSRSeDoDb7Z3_TSywG8cluYsj8VDdmQ9CWf5j44J2Q_aem_-qEJ53y6ewijKXiYhbJ6vg

Scotland has some of the most expensive electricity in Europe yet a Chinese company wants to create a huge industrial site in the north of scotland to build wind turbines, well away from any meaningful road links, major airports or sea lanes (your report, 20 October). In spite of what Read more

It is clear that one of the most pro-growth measures the Government could take would be to stop its rush towards net zero by 2050, and instead to reconsider its policy entirely. The supposed economic benefits are disintegrating in the face of reality, and the costs appear to be rising Read more

Unions welcome the new plan but warn funding for training does not equate to jobs, saying they won’t materialise without further investment, nor measures to revitalise the country’s dwindling manufacturing capacity. Press release can be found here     https://news.sky.com/story/oil-and-gas-workers-offered-cash-to-retrain-in-major-plan-for-future-clean-energy-workforce-13452705?fbclid=IwY2xjawNhdyZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmMvAR0WUcHaH4ld3Y_FxVYpUxCZUjWk1UOQduS7aI8H72k1QnmQObO0CKvn_aem_W7hoLWucgnAQifbtJVQQ5w

With the announcement of another wind farm in their glen, the owner of a collection of luxury holiday lodges says it has turned him into a “proud nimby.” Mike Spencer-Nairn left Jersey for the Highlands in 2005 with his wife Pawana, who he met while travelling the Himalayan regions of Read more

Another day, another broken promise from this hapless Government. Well, not quite yet perhaps, but Ed Miliband’s pledge to [bring down household energy bills is as good as dead after it was rubbished by some of the industry’s most influential figures in devastating fashion. Much to his embarrassment, Miliband’s pledge Read more

Dear Editor ‘Net Zero’ politicians and the BBC’s increasingly demented Justin Rowlatt – ‘renewables overtake coal’ – boasting about our ‘world-leading renewable generation’ display breathtaking ignorance. With our National Grid teetering on the verge of blackouts, here’s a startling fact for the gullible – wind turbines do not produce any Read more

Scottish Power Energy Networks (Spen) has been accused of “obstructing the public’s right to information” after the Information Commissioner ruled it had breached regulations. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said that the company appeared to be seeking to “obfuscate” concerns about a major power project. It came after a member Read more