North Sea oil: 'We can't have a repeat of what happened to 80s miners'

Unlikely alliance of unions and climate groups call for 'clear and funded' transition plan for communities reliant on declining industry "In this city, everyone feels the decline of the North Sea," said Chris Douglas, 39, who has lived in Aberdeen his whole life and began working as a taxi driver in the Granite City 20 years ago. He now has his own cab company, which in the past was entirely reliant on bookings from the oil and gas industry - today it's "maybe 50%", he said."You only have to look around: there are industrial estates decimated, hotels no longer trading. The good days are long gone," he said. "And no political party is coming along to say they're going to rejuvenate the industry. There are just different plans for how to close it down." Continue reading...