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Despite Tory Ambitions, Fracking Will Not Happen in Scotland

LucieBy Lucie14th October 20220 Views3 Mins Read Holyrood
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Fracking would not be acceptable in Berkshire but, it could be explored in “somewhere like the North of Scotland”.

That seems to be the latest dream from Westminster.

The most disturbing, yet telling, thing about this appalling comment from, Berkshire Tory MP, Laura Farris was how casual it was, how expendable Scotland, especially the North was to her.

The comment glided out, without thought, pause, reflection or later retraction. Is this shocking? Yes. Is it surprising? No.

It is no secret that Westminster, and particularly, but not exclusively, the Tories, are keen on trying something controversial, that the public would loathe, so then, where better than Scotland? More specifically the North of Scotland, where they think nothing matters.

🚨 Tory MPs don’t support fracking in their constituencies, instead they want to impose it on the “northern reaches of Scotland”.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 There will be no fracking in Scotland. The SNP Scottish Government will not issue a single licence – not matter what Westminster Tories want. pic.twitter.com/xX3GYevB7T

— The SNP (@theSNP) October 13, 2022

Of course, it is not clever, but it is in no way new. There are many examples, but a few stoaters must include Thatcher’s hated poll tax, trialled in Scotland first, to the misery of many, before its demise when eventually rolled out to the rest of the UK.

In the Highlands, many will remember John Major robbing funds from vital Highland projects just to prop up Tory support in the Southeast of England. Labour don’t get a free pass either, for it was their own George Cunningham MP, who introduced, for Scotland only, folks, the democracy defying “40% rule in the 1979 Scottish Assembly referendum, meaning even the dead would effectively cast a “No” vote.

When Brexit reared its head, 62% of voters in Scotland voted to remain, but not only were we dragged out of the EU against our will, we were completely ignored over pleas to – at least – do it in the least damaging way. There was no consideration of our social or business needs. Those issues were simply expendable.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 While the UK government allows fracking in England, we will not allow it to take place in Scotland.

💡 To reach Net Zero by 2045, we're powering ahead with expanding renewables. pic.twitter.com/Ex5EH03lwQ

— The SNP (@theSNP) September 22, 2022

Worse, they stripped Holyrood of its environmental and regulatory protections through the Internal Market Act. It’s only a matter of time before they start looking into the licensing rights used by the Scottish government to, mercifully, protect us from being fracked.

Not only is it geologically impractical for the North of Scotland, but it is also not needed, nor is the other energy ideology that Westminster would love to impose, new nuclear.

We are a net energy exporter; we produce the equivalent of about all of Scotland’s electricity needs every year – and that is increasing. New figures, out this month, show that Scotland generated a record amount of renewable energy in April, May, and June of this year, 36% up on the same period last year.

Naturally, in spite of years of campaigning for change, Westminster is happy to see the Highlands lumbered with the highest electricity charges in the UK.

Scotland doesn’t need or want new nuclear; it doesn’t need or want Fracking and it certainly does not need the casual discontent and dangerous policies generated at Westminster.

What it does need is to protect our people to plot a swift and just transition to a green economy to stop the creeping, now galloping, UK inequality and poverty and to create the conditions for a healthier and happier country.

We cannot do that with Westminster in charge. We can with Independence.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland is a nation with enormous potential, but we're being held back by Tory governments and their damaging choices.

🗳️ Scotland's future should be decided by all those who live here, not Westminster politicians.

👉 Let's build that better future. https://t.co/bkLETLnJTB pic.twitter.com/7ABKbGrRS3

— Yes (@YesScot) September 20, 2022

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I am working as a Constituency Assistant for Graeme. I joined the team after doing a master's degree at the University of Glasgow.

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