HOW ARE SO MANY PEOPLE POOR IN ENERGY RICH SCOTLAND?
“Better Apart” is the answer now as the true state of the UK emerges – Broken food bank Britain, a state in decline, where nothing works.
In the 2014 referendum, Scots were told two lies: that we would be better off staying in the UK, and that the North Sea oil and gas resources were running dry, no longer worth bothering about.
“Better Together” we were told. “Better Apart” is the answer now as the true state of the UK emerges – Broken food bank Britain, a state in decline, where nothing works.
Between 2007 and 2024 there have been six Prime Ministers – Brown, Cameron, May, Johnston, Sunak, and each has left the successor a mess. Starmer is fitting the same pattern of failure.
Scotland as part of UK-England, is in a trap of decline. That need not be our fate. Scotland can be made better, much better.
Scotland on its own can prosper because of a significant advantage over most other countries – we are one of the most energy rich countries not only in Europe but the world. Low-cost energy is what drives an economy to success.
The Conundrum that only independence can solve
In 2014 the unionists told us the North Sea was running dry. That lie has been exposed by the number of new fields discovered and the high level of exploration and drilling applications. Other countries, including China, are exploiting the wealth of the North Sea. Scotland does not, as part of the union, own a cupful of the black stuff. We don’t even own one of the wind turbines either.
Not only do we have the North Sea and the Clair Field (a giant) west of Shetland, Scotland has other sources of energy – massive wind and tidal power. Scotland’s peak electricity need is 6GW per day. A further 48Gw of onshore and offshore wind is planned. That is planned export of energy from Scotland.
The North Sea, wind and tidal power is, for 5.4 m people, an enormous economic advantage. But not owning any of the oil, and getting nothing from the export of wind generated power, Scotland gets nothing. Both energy doors are locked to us.
Independence is the key to open those doors and, with low-energy costs, set Scotland, its economy and its people on a path to a better standard of living.