SNP leader John Swinney finally agrees with Westminster on something. The Holyrood first minister has welcomed Downing Street’s decision to press ahead with drilling at the Jackdaw natural gas field in the North Sea, a year and a half after production was blocked by the Court of Session at the behest of the green lobby. 

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Swinney posted on X: ‘I hope today’s announcement on Jackdaw will provide some certainty for the North East after many years of difficulty thanks to UK Government policy.’

After some throat-clearing about ‘long-standing clean energy ambitions’ Swinney told his followers: ‘Climate compatibility tests must have formed the basis of the UK Government’s decision, alongside a recognition that carbon emissions from this field would have been lower than........

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