Activists have stormed the Scottish Power headquarters in Glasgow in protest against soaring energy prices. Tens of people marched from Gordon Street to the head office building on St Vincent Street in the city centre this afternoon, to condemn the hike which comes amid the cost of living crisis.
The demonstrators, made of members from online pro-independence group The Scottish Resistance, said they were engaging in "civil disobedience" ahead of a non-payment campaign, which they will begin in October.
One member said energy prices were getting out of hand and warned pensioners "are going to die" this winter as the current crisis means for some "a choice between heating or eating".
James Scott from the group told the Record: "We're talking about energy bills which will have risen by 150 per cent. This is out of reach for the vulnerable in our society. They're just not going to be able to afford it.
"It's not just electricity and gas, you go into shops now and everything's up in price. People are being priced out. It's getting crazy. We've got to take a stand.
"I don't believe the UK Government are going to do anything about it. The way they're treating Scots is unfair. The comments made by Liz Truss, to ignore Nicola Sturgeon, it's terrible. We're supposed to be a partner in this so-called union."
Sean Clerkin, a representative of the Scottish Tenants Organisation, was also in attendance. He called for the UK Government to introduce an average standard tariff to prevent price spikes and urged Nicola Sturgeon to make the cost of living crisis 'a number one priority'.
Sean, who held a sign saying 'Tories are lower than vermin' at the protest, said: "We want to introduce a social tariff for heavily discounted prices for the sick, the disabled, the elderly and the dying because they need the heat more than anyone else through the winter period.
"We're going to have thousands of excess cold-related deaths this winter unless something is done now. It's too late to wait until a Tory leader is appointed. We're not extremists, we're just decent, ordinary, working class people who want to show that this is morally wrong."
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