OIL has long been a source of tension in the UK, primarily between Scotland who had it and the UK’s political class who wanted it. From its role in pricing people out of their homes in Aberdeen as the consequences of the oil boom hit, to more contemporary questions around the future of the resource in the face of catastrophic climate change, Scotland’s oil seeps with allegory for broader issues around class and our relationship with Westminster. Upon its discovery Britain was quick to exploit the black gold as quickly and carelessly as possible with little thought for the future.