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It is not surprising that many Scots look enviously at Nordic countries. The Nord Pool electricity exchange reported last month that the average price of electricity collapsed to a historic low of about 0.2 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), virtually free. Nordic countries are less dependent on imported gas than the UK. Annual bills are many times lower than in the UK.

An independent Scotland would not need to be reliant on imported gas – it can produce enough renewable energy to meet its energy needs. Scotland has the capacity to produce even more energy than the average of the Nordic countries – and it could export this to the UK and EU. If an independent Scotland had tax levers over the oil and gas sector that the UK does, it is likely that that revenue would also be used differently, more targeted at those who need it most. Just look at what is "hurtling down the tracks" in energy terms - a huge cost of living crisis for a massive number of Scottish families, energy needs or "food on the table". It doesn't need to be this way esp when observing a divisive Tory Brexit govt that couldn't care less re the plight of vulnerable groups and poor people who desperately need help - note "brain dead" Liz Truss dismissing an urgent meeting with other political associates to debate the way forward to tackle this crisis. We can do much better than this shambles!!