When the lights went out in the 70s under a Tory government, hippy shops selling scented candles found demand went through the roof.
With electricity bills going north of £760 a month, people in 21st century Scotland are again having to resort to wax lights.
Trapped with electric storage heaters and a pay-as-you go meter, people like single mum-of-two Nicola Elson can’t afford to turn their electric lights on.
