The energy secretary has been accused of being "in denial" as he refuses to ease restrictions on North Sea drilling, and make the UK "more self-reliant".
One woman told me she wouldn't vote for Nigel Farage "if he was the last man on Earth" while one business owner told me that scunnered locals "just want a total change".
Ahead of the May Holyrood elections, the city's renowned butcher James Haig opens up on what it would take to make the high street a thriving place once again - two years after he had to call it quits.
Regeneration bosses think turning around the abandoned textile factory could be key to boosting footfall in the city centre - if heritage restrictions are tweaked.
North-east energy leaders have criticised fresh proposals to boost imports of foreign gas while blocking new drilling at Rosebank and Jackdaw offshore sites.
