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The “Just Transition” myth: North Sea workers are being abandoned

Conrad Ritchie May 28, 2026 No Comments

I HAVE SPENT much of my working life in the North Sea oil and gas industry, and although I am

The Lochaber warning: Why UK industry can’t afford net zero

Patrick Benham-Crosswell April 22, 2026 No Comments

THE SPAT THAT HAS CLOSED the Straits of Hormuz has highlighted the UK’s vulnerability to imported oil and (particularly) gas.

How do you fix the NHS? Part 1: The social care crisis

David Stark April 20, 2026 No Comments

NO POLITICIAN FOR A GENERATION has been able to answer the question: how do you solve a problem like the

View along the Tay Road Bridge toward Dundee at sunset, with traffic crossing over the River Tay

Offord’s audacity of hope that scares the wits out of the Tories

Brian Monteith April 3, 2026 1 Comment

ONE OF THE REASONS I was attracted to Malcolm Offord becoming leader of Reform UK Scotland, was that he not

Reform’s plan to make Scottish energy secure, affordable and reliable

Malcolm Offord April 1, 2026 4 Comments

IN SCOTLAND, we are blessed with natural energy assets both below the sea (North Sea oil and gas) and above

Local government lacks transparency and accountability

David Stark March 31, 2026 No Comments

CONRAD RITCHIE ALERTED me to a public meeting in Fraserburgh on 1 May 2025 about cuts to a local day

A man stressing over bills with his heads in his hands with a saltire faded in the background

Reform’s guiding principles: Sound finances, economic growth and the constitution

Malcolm Offord March 24, 2026 No Comments

GERS FIGURES CONFIRM a stark reality. Scotland raises £87.3bn in tax, yet spends £117.5bn. That leaves a £30bn deficit –

Why Scotland needs Reform

Malcolm Offord March 23, 2026 No Comments

FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Scotland has endured high spending and declining outcomes under successive governments in Holyrood. Despite record government expenditure,

“A swelling movement”: Reform’s Bishopton breakthrough and the media disconnect

Linda Holt March 23, 2026 No Comments

REFORM’S Scotland conference at Bishopton last Thursday marked another watershed for the party. The party introduced its 73 candidates and

Scotland’s looming energy blackout

Helen McDade March 16, 2026 No Comments

I WAS DELIGHTED recently to hear Kathryn Porter in Edinburgh give a tour-de-force guide to Scotland’s energy position. Kathryn is

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