How not to run an energy policy: The lessons from three decades

The Centre for Energy Policy are delighted to announce their second Town and Gown lecture, “How Not to Run an Energy Policy: The Lessons from Three Decades”

With the help of personal experience, former UK Energy Minister Brian Wilson will review the major policy milestones which have left the UK short of power and turned Scotland from exporter into importer. What are the lessons, where are we heading - and can politicians be trusted with energy policy? Brian’s talk will provide a timely introduction to forthcoming activity being organised by the Centre for Energy Policy to encourage stakeholder debate on the new Scottish Energy Strategy.

Professor Karen Turner will chair the event, and Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Principal of the University of Strathclyde, will introduce Brian Wilson. The lecture will be followed by a wine reception.

Biography

Brian Wilson is a former UK Energy Minister, and continues to serve as a Privy Councillor and UK Business Ambassador. A journalist by trade, he spent 18 years as Labour MP for Cunninghame North and held five Ministerial posts.

Since leaving politics in 2005, he has written extensively on energy issues. Brian and his family live on the Isle of Lewis. As chairman of Harris Tweed Hebrides, he was named UK Global Director of the Year by the Institute of Directors in 2012.

He chairs Havana Energy, a joint venture with Cuba, and is a director of Celtic Football Club.

From left to right: Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Professor Karen Turner, and Brian Wilson