‘It’s Scotland’s energy’: SNP to focus on renewables in Holyrood election
Leader John Swinney says independence could cut household energy bills by a third in the long termThe 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...
<p>Leader John Swinney says independence could cut household energy bills by a third in the long term</p><p>The future of Scottish renewables will underpin <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/10/snp-holyrood-scottish-parliament-election-party-conference">the Scottish National party’s Holyrood election campaign</a>, the party leader, John Swinney, has said, as he claimed independence could cut household energy bills by a third in the long term.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/08/its-scotlands-energy-snp-to-focus-on-renewables-in-holyrood-election">Continue reading...</a>
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