Michael Shanks: “Scotland will end up being reliant on nuclear being imported from other parts of the UK on days where there's low wind.”

I totally accept that people might not like that, but it is critical national infrastructure and it has to be built somewhere.

To be clear: there was no threat to the wider grid and nobody lost power. We have one of the most resilient energy systems in the world.

This misunderstands the risks those working in politics face.

It's a huge economic opportunity for Scotland, but also we would point to the fact that nuclear, every single day, is providing base loads in Scotland alongside renewables, and our argument is you need both to have a stable, secure energy…