A follow-up raises the prospect of Orkney and Shetland remaining within the UK after Scottish independence. Local reluctance to bring central government physically closer is contrasted with the independence campaign's appeal to government nearer home. This is an interpretation of island attitudes, rather than a prediction of a referendum result. The discussion then identifies inadequate connections with the rest of Britain as a constraint on the islands' green-energy potential.
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Orkney and Shetland: distant government and energy connections
A Scottish-independence follow-up links island autonomy concerns with infrastructure for northern energy resources.