The Iran war lays bare the betrayal of Britain’s energy security
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of the Iran war on Britain's energy security and the government's failures in protecting national interests.
You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uRceQCyRYIU It’s markets this, oil prices that, and what will happen next, so your co-pilots are blasting in to make sense of the tsunami of news flooding across the globe from the Middle East and the war with Iran. Allison points to the shame of all governments for not protecting British interests and defence strategy has left us woefully unprepared for any disruption to energy supplies. And as the news is pointing away from the UK Allison has spied Labour still pressing ahead with a definition of Islamophobia and potentially curbing Free Speech in the process. Liam looks at the economic fallout as the Strait of Hormuz continues to be closed and Iran attacks cargo ships, and brings on board journalist and energy market expert Andrew Critchlow to discuss the UK’s energy security and strategy. Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor | Read Allison ‘The BBC is not living up to the ‘British’ part of its name’: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/11/bbc-boat-race-cancellation-crufts/ |…
More episodes of Planet Normal
- The Mandelson mess, stagflation returns, and the battle for Wales
- Osborne and Cameron cut UK defence spending - and now Starmer is making it worse
- Trump strikes ceasefire with Iran as Starmer grandstands in the Gulf
- The Liberal consensus gave us mass migration and broken boarders
- Anti-semitism is clearly out of control in the UK
- UK Meningitis outbreak and Starmer’s abortion policy shame
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Planet Normal podcast page.