Alex's plan is a washout!

[d000hg]

That, along with his oil plans. He really does seem to believe in the concept of money growing on trees, or actually growing under the sea.

Since trees can be sold, if you own a forest you are literally growing money IN trees.

[VectraMan]

And Scotland already generates more than a third of its elec from renewables. Not too shabby.

Considering the low population density, and all the mountains, rivers, wind, bad weather etc., that does strike me as quite shabby. If renewables are going to work anywhere in the UK, it really ought to be Scotland.

[MyUserName]

Considering the low population density, and all the mountains, rivers, wind, bad weather etc., that does strike me as quite shabby. If renewables are going to work anywhere in the UK, it really ought to be Scotland.

Small correction: The population is actually extremely dense

[shaunbhoy]

Small correction: The population is actually extremely dense

But not dense enough to pay for prescriptions, nor to get ripped off for exorbitant University Tuition Fees. They let their neighbour cough up for that. Their neighbour, presumably, being even more dense.

[MyUserName]

But not dense enough to pay for prescriptions, nor to get ripped off for exorbitant University Tuition Fees. They let their neighbour cough up for that. Their neighbour, presumably, being even more dense.

Yep, agreed.

[EternalOptimist]

The problem Scotland will have is that the English and Welsh will not want to pay the subsidies to a foreign country.
At the moment, green power gets about 4 billion a year in subsidies, spread across every house and business in the UK. The Scots are about 8 % of that total so if they have to pick up anywhere near that amount, they will be fooked.
If the English and Welsh have coal and gas plants idling, waiting to cover the gaps in the wind, why not wind them up and get cheaper lekky ? it's a no-brainer