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01/09/2026
Cover of Unconditional Surrender!, a Great British Business Council report on why the EU Reset is bad for Britain
Published by Catherine McBride OBE at 01/09/2026
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EU Reset: What the Brexit Reset Deal Will Cost Britain

The EU Reset would make Britain a rule-taker with no vote and no veto, and hand the UK a bill of £17.6 billion in 2027 rising to £20.5 billion a year by the 2030s. Catherine McBride OBE goes through it clause by clause and adds up the real cost.
14/08/2026
Changing energy policy is the only route for Burnham to succeed
Published by Brian Monteith at 14/08/2026
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Changing energy policy is the only route for Burnham to succeed – not opening a second office in Manchester

Andy Burnham's energy policy, not a second Number Ten in Manchester, will decide his premiership. Devolving power to lower-grade politicians changes nothing while the Climate Change Act and a 78 per cent windfall levy gut British industry.
21/06/2026
Published by GBBC at 21/06/2026
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TPP Studios Interview – How UK Energy Policy Is Killing British Industry

Britain says it has slashed emissions, but UK energy policy has mostly shipped its industry, and its emissions, overseas. Economist Catherine McBride unpicks the accounting, the deindustrialisation, and the case for a more pragmatic path.

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