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Dave Doogan: “Westminster has finally admitted what the SNP has been saying for decades. Scotland should have an oil fund worth at…”

On the recordOctober 22, 2026
Westminster has finally admitted what the SNP has been saying for decades. Scotland should have an oil fund worth at least £1trn, but instead Westminster tried to pull the wool over the eyes of the Scottish people.
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Dave Doogan
Scottish National Party

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Commenting on the Chancellor's admission about the oil fund.

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