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concerning local people. this evening, we ll hear from anna whittaker, who s in stoke on trent, but first, david delday is in kirkwall in 0rkney. david. it s well over 500 miles from here to do in london. we are much closer to do in london. we are much closer to scandinavia, norway roughly 300 miles in that direction. yes, voters in 0rkney and shetland often feel quite far away from the centres of power. but these islands also punch well above their weight, traditionally in things like farming, fishing and oil and gas, or more recently with the booming cruise industry and in the development of marine renewables. now, 0rkney produces far more power than people here actually use. domestic wind turbines and solar panels are just about everywhere, and there are plans for giant windfarms with turbines taller than skyscrapers, both on land and at sea. energy is a hot topic.

Anna whittakerStoke on trentDavid deldaySouth londonCruise industryWind turbinesHot topic