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Any dissent was kept well off stage in Aberdeen, with anti-fracking and land reform hardliners quickly voted down

71% in Guardian/ICM poll say first minister won debate in which he accused no campaign leader of siding with ToriesAlex Salmond staged a dramatic fightback in the Scottish independence campaign after mounting repeated attacks...

First minister forces former Labour chancellor on to the back foot on currency and the NHS in fractious televised confrontationAlex Salmond accused the former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling of siding with the Tories in...

Oil tycoon Sir Ian Woods says reserves will decline sharply within 15 years, raising questions about future Scottish economySir Ian Wood, the most influential figure in the Scottish oil industry, has accused Alex Salmond's...

Blow to Alex Salmond's 2020 renewables target as energy secretary rules out billions in UK energy subsidies upon yes voteThe energy secretary Ed Davey has rejected Scottish government calls for the UK to continue subsidising...

The decision over North Sea oil and gas and their viability in an independent Scotland has to focus on future tax revenuesIn a referendum that pivots on whether people feel better or worse off in an independent Scotland,...

Scottish first minister says he was working in energy industry while David Cameron was on 'playing fields of Eton'Alex Salmond has dismissed claims that Scotland cannot look after its oil and gas reserves alone, arguing he...

Energy secretary also announces carbon capture investment in Scotland as part of campaign against independenceNew projects to greatly increase North Sea oil and gas output and develop a "cleaner" low-carbon power station...

Energy secretary confirms funding after warning that independent Scotland would be too reliant on oil revenuesEd Davey, the UK energy secretary, will confirm plans before Monday's cabinet meeting for a major new investment...

US billionaire says he'll divert energies to five star complex while he appeals against defeat over decision to approve windfarmDonald Trump has bought a five star golf resort on the west coast of Ireland after losing a legal...

Judge rejects claim by billionaire that Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, had interfered in decision to approve windfarmDonald Trump has lost a legal action against a major experimental windfarm being built close to...

Scotland's first minister intervenes in row over Cameron's plan to roll back green levies and launches new scheme to protect and rebuild country's natural capitalAlex Salmond has escalated the row over David Cameron's plans...

Former Irish president criticises Scottish and UK governments for claiming to be greener yet promising more oil and gasMary Robinson, one of the world's senior diplomats, has warned that Scottish and UK ministers must quickly...

Ed Davey tells conference that more than one-third of the UK's subsidies for wind, wave and tidal energy is spent in ScotlandEd Davey, the UK energy secretary, has warned that Scotland could lose billions of pounds in subsidies...