Alex Forsyth

So it's

It's something that applies everywhere, but it is acute in Scotland because of North Sea oil and gas.

And there is this huge active debate at the moment about really, I think, I mean, you can very bluntly characterize it into two schools of thought, which are the parties that advocate for the kind of drill, baby drill approach, which is maximize the oil and gas you can get out of the North Sea while you can get it because it is a finite resource.

And then there are other parties who say that's completely the wrong approach and what you need to be doing is focusing on

renewables.

And that is an argument that's playing out right across Great Britain through these election campaigns.

But there's the added element in Scotland, of course, that the industry, the jobs are in Scotland as well, that could or might be directly affected by whatever direction people choose to go in on this.

And then you've got a couple of really pertinent issues.

So there are two oil and gas fields, one oil, one gas, Rosebank and Jackdaw, which at the

about whether they should be granted licenses to get the oil and gas from those specific fields, which at the moment is currently sitting on the desk of the energy secretary.

So it's a sort of, that's like a real tangible example of what direction politicians, parties think that the country should go in.

Like, should you drill, should you maximize Jack Doran, Rosebank, those two fields and the parties take a different position on it for various reasons, but it just feels like it's got a very real impact in Scotland for those reasons.

And not just the oil and gas industry, of course, but there are parties that would argue the other side.

What about the renewables industry, which is huge in Scotland as well?

And actually, is it right?

Where should the focus be?

It just feels like it's so pertinent as part of this specific election campaign.

Really quick afterthought on Labour as well.

There's a slight difference because Anna Sarwar, who is the Scottish Labour leader, thinks that they should be approved.

And that decision is currently sitting with Ed Miliband, who is the Labour Energy Secretary for the UK.