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21/06/2026

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.
08/06/2026

Protecting EU Suppliers, not UK Consumers

Adding a UK CBAM fertiliser tax to imported ammonia will drastically increase farming costs and domestic food prices. Instead of taxing imports we lack domestic alternatives for, the UK must boost North Sea gas production to support British farmers.
03/06/2026

Is UK Energy Policy Throttling British Industry?

Fossil fuels still power nearly 80% of Britain, yet Catherine McBride argues UK energy de-industrialisation is no accident. Carbon costs, soaring electricity prices and offshored emissions are quietly exporting British industry and AI investment.
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