High energy prices are still taking a toll on the electorate at the sharp end of the continuing cost of living crisis. Pressures are being felt locally as communities brace for significant infrastructure development, while asking what’s in it for them. The debate on energy policy will be a key battleground ahead of the Holyrood elections.

As Scottish Labour faces an uphill struggle to get its message across to voters, the SNP fired the first warning shot on prices last month. The First Minister’s "cost of living guarantee" will see a new benefit replace the winter fuel payment.

The Scottish Government has no influence over energy prices but can lay........

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