Stephen Flynn’s move to Holyrood shifts attention to Aberdeen South, where North Sea oil politics are intensifying. Labour, second in the 2024 general election due to anti-Tory tactical voting, faces limited expectations. Donald Trump’s actions in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz expose Britain’s vulnerability to fossil-fuel energy shocks and strengthen arguments for a green economy. Scottish Conservatives and Reform frame the byelection as a referendum on reviving oil and gas beyond Westminster limits. The SNP supports net zero but has avoided clear support for additional drilling after the Middle East crisis. First Minister John Swinney calls for greater Holyrood control over energy policy, updating 1970s “Scotland’s oil” slogans for renewables. Reform’s “drill, baby, drill” stance may be too extreme for voters seeking clean-energy prosperity, despite rising prices and job losses in oil and gas.
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