Bob Seely: Net Zero is economic suicide – and it is now endangering our national security
Dr. Robert Seely argues that the UK's net-zero policy is detrimental to both the economy and national security. He claims that the policy has led to job losses and increased reliance on foreign oil, particularly from Russia. Seely criticizes the Labour government's approach to energy and sanctions, suggesting it undermines the UK's position against adversaries like Putin.
- ▪The net-zero policy is seen as destroying jobs and industry in the UK.
- ▪Labour's easing of sanctions on Russia is linked to rising oil prices due to the Middle East crisis.
- ▪The UK has significantly reduced its oil refining capacity, increasing dependency on foreign imports.
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Dr Robert Seely MBE is author of ‘The New Total War’, ConservativeHome foreign affairs columnist and a former Conservative MP. It’s a truism that foreign and domestic policy feed off each other. There has always been an overlap. The incompetently managed Crimean War in the 1850s paved the way for Edward Cardwell’s military reforms. The 1876 massacre of Christian Bulgarians by Ottoman Turks was skilfully used by Gladstone to attack then Conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, and the 1956 Suez destroyed the leadership of Sir Anthony Eden. Yet the global and domestic policy are more closely intertwined than ever. Take the absurdity of net-zero, for example.
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