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SNP 'put to bed' controversial presumption against oil and gas after seeing off bid to hike energy taxes

SNP 'put to bed' controversial presumption against oil and gas after seeing off bid to hike energy taxes

What's happening

SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Scotsman is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 16 Oct 2026, 15:01 UTC. The headline in use is “SNP 'put to bed' controversial presumption against oil and gas after seeing off bid to hike energy taxes”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

What we know

The SNP has publicly moved away from its contentious “presumption against” new oil and gas projects - stating that domestic production is “clearly preferable to importation”.

The ScotsmanRead at The Scotsman

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  • The Scotsman