On the recordSeptember 23, 2026
Scotland has enormous energy wealth, but for decades the profits and economic benefits have flowed elsewhere.
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Kristopher Leask
Scottish Green Party
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thenational.scotScotland has enormous energy wealth, but for decades the profits and economic benefits have flowed elsewhere.
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Labour are quickly running out of excuses for why GB Energy will not deliver for workers, cut household bills and ensure that the wealth generated in Scotland stays in Scotland.
We need to ensure that Scotland’s energy wealth works for Scotland’s people.
Last week he proposed a ScotWind Wealth Fund, as the Scottish Greens called for during the election. But a fund without money behind it is just an empty promise.
The First Minister has recognised these problems, but has offered little in the way of real solutions.