The Herald – Fears political uncertainty is harming offshore investments 

The Herald says a trade group warns that billions of pounds in crucial offshore energy investment are stalled due to financial and political uncertainty, as a study reveals that three-quarters of Scots don’t trust the oil and gas industry to manage the green transition, prompting calls for urgent ministerial action.

Elsewhere, the front page says thousands of lives “continue to be blighted” by the infected blood scandal, a charity has said, as a long-awaited report into the tragedy is published today. 

More than 30,000 people were given blood or blood products contaminated with HIV, hepatitis C, or both, between the 1970s and 1990s – including an estimated 3000 people in Scotland – in what is known as the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.

Around 3000 of those affected have already died, including children. 

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