The Institute of Economic Affairs is a right-wing think tank (for this piece, the IEA, but elsewhere in my blog, not to be confused with the International Energy Agency, also the IEA, which does really important work). Under new leadership from Lord Frost, Boris Johnson's Minister for Brexit, the IEA is following in the tracks … Continue reading The Institute for Economic Affairs: A Sock Puppet for Fossil Fuel Interests
Month: May 2026
Is the Government Closing the North Sea?
Yesterday's newspapers were awash with headlines about Ed Miliband planning to close the North Sea. I do not want to make comments on politics as such, but I do want to apply some Popperian rational criticism to the statements that have been made. What the Government has set out plans to do is to prevent … Continue reading Is the Government Closing the North Sea?
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