Leader John Swinney says independence could cut household energy bills by a third in the long term
The future of Scottish renewables will underpin the Scottish National party’s Holyrood election campaign, the party leader, John Swinney, has said, as he claimed independence could cut household energy bills by a third in the long term.
At what was billed as the first campaign event before next May’s elections to the Scottish parliament, Swinney declared: “It’s Scotland’s energy” – mirroring the famous 1970s slogan “It’s Scotland’s oil”, which bolstered the SNP’s first Westminster breakthrough.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/08/its-scotlands-energy-snp-to-focus-on-renewables-in-holyrood-election
Author : Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
Publish date : 2025-12-08 18:05:00
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