
Euan R
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Scottish government’s Glen Sannox ferry, built and owned by the state, began serving the busy Troon-Isle of Arran route in January 2025. It was seven years late and four times over budget. It is now out of action with engine problems. It only returned to service last week following previous repairs to its exhaust system. It also needs new propellers as part of £3.2m repair costs, along with its equally troubled sister ship Glen Rosa.








Sam Coates on Sky News highlights kerosene (jet fuel) stocks: Japan: 27 months of supply UK: 1 month of supply We were unprepared for COVID — and today, we remain just as exposed to another pandemic. On top of that, unless things change with Iran fast, we’ll be facing a jet fuel shortage How have successive governments allowed planning to fail this badly?









@kevverage @NeilKing11 I'm not answering your question. I don't have the knowledge required. But what i do know, is that where there is a will, there is a way.

Electricity transfers data show that Scotland exported 21.7 TWh of electricity and imported 0.9 TWh of electricity in 2025. This means that Scotland’s net exports of electricity (exports minus imports) in 2025 were 20.8 TWh.-TUS2.That's £1.7bn, almost 5% of our block grant!




7/ So, the price of electricity that Berwick Bank will eventually produce is actually *higher* than the direct cost of burning gas today to generate electricity in a typical price-setting plant, even after the recent spike in gas prices.







