Why is the UK so backwards in its approach to energy production and pricing?

UK energy prices are soaring – and propagandists want to sell you a false reason why | George Monbiot | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/13/uk-energy-prices-soaring-war-iran-fossil-fuel-north-sea

UK energy prices are soaring – and propagandists want to sell you a false reason why

The war on Iran has put fossil-fuel prices centre stage, but don’t believe those who tout ‘maximising the North Sea’ as our salvation, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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