We’re Stuck in the Escalation Trap — And Here’s Why It May Cost Us Everything

 The current war in Iran is a textbook case of tactical success leading to strategic disaster. The assumption that precision air power can control political outcomes is a dangerous illusion -- one that has cost us wars from Kosovo to Vietnam. Professor Robert Pape of the University of Chicago, whose work I’ve followed closely, warns that this trap is now swallowing the entire Middle East. Here’s why this matters: We are sleepwalking into a catastrophe that will hit every American’s wallet and security.

In my reporting on this conflict, I’ve seen the same pattern repeat: a leader believes a few surgical strikes will collapse a regime, only to find the enemy lashes back in unexpected ways. The 1999 Kosovo campaign, which Pape analyzed, saw Bill Clinton’s limited air strikes trigger a devastating refugee crisis instead of toppling Milosevic. Today, President Trump has fallen into the same trap. He thought bombing Iran’s leadership would end the conflict quickly, but instead Iran retaliated by closing the Strait of Hormuz and taking 15–17 percent of global oil off the market ^[1]. This is not a mistake; it’s a systemic failure of strategy that repeats itself because policymakers refuse to learn from history...<<<Read More>>>...

The Coming Famine: Why Millions Will Starve and What You Must Do Now

 I am writing this in May of 2026, and I am not making a prediction. I am issuing a warning based on hard evidence. By the end of 2027, if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed due to the war provoked by the Trump administration and its Israeli allies, millions of people will starve to death. This is not a drought or a plague -- it is a man-made catastrophe. The conflict in the Middle East has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off 25% of the world's natural gas supply that is essential for fertilizer production. Most people think famine only happens in distant countries, but I will show you why the United States is not immune and why you need to act now.

As I have reported repeatedly, the closure has already cut off the flow of fertilizer to the world's most vulnerable nations, and the food system is now collapsing in slow motion. "The Strait of Hormuz, the critical artery for global energy and fertilizer shipments, is effectively closed". This is not a temporary supply hiccup; it is a deliberate tremor of a global energy collapse. Every day this conflict continues adds some calculable number of deaths in 2027. This is a holocaust-scale tragedy that is entirely preventable -- if the war ends and the ships flow again...<<<Read More>>>...

Strait of Hormuz blockade achieves the goals of WEF and Agenda 2030 – coincidence?

 On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz following the collapse of peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan.

The true intentions behind the US’ blockade in the Strait of Hormuz are unclear, Charlie Howden writes. He speculates whether it may be part of a larger plan to create a new world order, aligned with the World Economic Forum’s goals and the UN’s Agenda 21/2030.

In an article published on Wednesday by Free Speech Backlash, Charlie Howden tries to make sense of what’s really going on with the war on Iran.

The US has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to destroy Iran’s economy, but this move risks damaging the global economy, including the US’s own, he reasoned.

The blockade has reduced traffic in the Strait to 10 ships a day, down from the normal 120-140 vessels, causing a huge impact on the world economy, with oil prices skyrocketing and food security teetering on the brink.

“So, let’s probe the ‘logic’ behind the US blockade,” he said. And continued:

Ostensibly, [the blockade is] to kneecap Iran’s economy, starving its war chest by choking exports. Sounds ruthless, right? Except … is it? Here’s where it gets ludicrous. Slamming Hormuz doesn’t just hurt Tehran; it hammers everyone from British pump prices to Chinese factories. The world’s economy is the real casualty, with International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) forecasts slashing 2026. Why torch the village to smoke out one house?”

If the goal was pure economic warfare on Iran, precision sanctions or targeted interdictions would do the trick without igniting a global bonfire. Instead, this blunt blockade reeks, at best, of overreach, begging the question: is it really about Iran, or something grander – and more destructive?

Is Trump’s fireworks display, wittingly or unwittingly, fuelling the World Economic Forum’s (“WEF’s”) dystopian dream and the UN’s Agenda 21/2030 blueprint for “sustainable” control? Recall the WEF’s infamous line: “By 2030, you’ll own nothing and be happy” – code for centralised overlords engineering scarcity to herd the masses into digital cages – universal basic income, asset grabs and supranational rule under the guise of climate and equity fixes. Agenda 21, that 1992 UN blueprint evolving into 2030’s sustainable development goals, pushes similar themes: interconnected crises as levers for global governance, from resource rationing to behavioural nudges.

The Hormuz blockade’s shockwaves are a near-perfect match. Sky-high energy costs? They erode savings, forcing folks from car ownership to communal transport, aligning with “own nothing” mobility mandates. Commodity crunches in food and fertilisers? They spike prices, hammering small farmers and pushing reliance on corporate or state handouts – echoing Agenda 2030’s food security pacts that centralise supply chains. Global growth dips? Cue the calls for “resilient” economies via green transitions, digital IDs and wealth redistribution – WEF wet dreams all. Trump’s “America First” bluster rails against Davos elites, yet his blockade is brewing the very brew they sip: interdependence turned weapon, crises as catalysts for reset. Europe’s energy woes? Priming the pump for supranational grids. US consumers squeezed? Softening resistance to universal controls. It’s ironic poetry – anti-globalist Trump, by fracturing the old order, accelerates the one where sovereignty shrinks and elites orchestrate from afar. Is it a coincidence? Or does chaos always pave the road for the “experts”?...<<<Read More>>>...

Britain to Ramp Up North Sea Drilling, Says Reeves

 Rachel Reeves has said Britain will step up North Sea drilling to combat the energy crisis triggered by the war in Iran as Labour continues to water down its Net Zero commitments. The Telegraph has more.

The Chancellor said she was looking at faster ways to “exploit” the basin’s oil and gas as quickly as possible, as Labour comes under pressure to stop energy bills from spiralling.

Reeves announced plans in November to allow so-called “tie-backs” – new fields adjacent to existing ones.

Speaking at the International Monetary Fund meetings in Washington, she said the Government was looking at speeding up those plans.

She added that “using existing infrastructure to exploit a larger geography” was “the quickest way to bring on stream more oil and gas”.

However, the plans could represent the softening of Labour’s key manifesto pledge not to issue new licences to explore new fields in the North Sea.

Reeves said she was “working through pretty intensely the technical details with the energy companies” to ensure extraction as quickly as possible.

This could risk increasing tensions with Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, who has so far held firm on banning any new drilling in the North Sea.

Reeves said this month that she would be “very happy” to see more oil and gas extraction in the UK.

However, the Chancellor also said she was working closely with Miliband to break the link between gas and electricity prices in an effort to reduce Britain’s exposure to volatile energy prices.

Both oil and gas prices have soared since the conflict in the Middle East began in February, threatening to unleash higher energy bills in the coming months.

“The moment when gas prices spike, we end up paying more for our electricity,” she said, adding that the Government would set out more details in the coming days. …

Yesterday, the Chancellor scrapped the Carbon Price Support levy, a £1 billion Net Zero tax on fossil fuels.

The tax, which was introduced in 2013, was designed to artificially inflate the price of generating electricity from gas and coal to encourage investment into wind and solar.

Such levies have been a key factor in making UK energy bills among the world’s highest, with the Carbon Price Support levy adding around £1.3 billion to bills.

Reeves’s decision to scrap the tax was buried in a Treasury report on a scheme to cut industrial energy costs. Officials admitted that the scheme, which would waive key green levies on the bills of 10,000 factories, would push up bills for other businesses and consumers....<<<Read More>>>...

Net Zero: Premeditated Industrial Destruction

Compared to 2000, UK fertiliser output has halved. The decline in production has been driven by plant closures, energy costs, environmental regulation and global market restructuring.

Most fertilisers for crops are made from ammonia (NH₃) produced from natural gas. In 2004, UK gas production was equal to UK consumption. But by 2024, UK gas production had fallen to about half of UK consumption, even though UK consumption had fallen by 40% over the same period.

The government’s carbon-related policy costs is one of the reasons for the decline in the UK’s fertiliser industry and rise in food costs.

In 2004, UK gas production was equal to UK consumption; by 2024, UK gas production had fallen to about half of UK consumption, even though UK consumption had fallen by 40% over the same period. The biggest falls in consumption have been in industrial consumption and electricity generation, both now about half their 2004 levels. Surprisingly, UK imports account for about two-thirds of UK consumption because the UK acts as a land bridge for Norwegian gas and US LNG to reach Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands via UK pipelines....<<<<Read More>>>....

The Coming Economic Collapse Will Be Three Times Worse Than COVID… And It Can’t Be Stopped

 I am watching the numbers flicker on the screen -- Brent crude near $92, WTI pushing $97 -- and I feel a profound sense of dread. This isn't just a market fluctuation; it's the leading edge of a systemic failure so vast it will make the COVID lockdowns look like a mild rehearsal. The mainstream economic models that guide our world are dangerously broken, treating the lifeblood of our civilization -- energy -- as a mere optional input, interchangeable with capital or labor. This is not an academic error; it is a catastrophic lie that has set the stage for a collapse I believe will be three times more devastating than the pandemic.

In my view, we are being lied to on a scale that defies comprehension. The current paper price for oil is a government-constructed narrative, a desperate fiction woven by authorities to maintain a false sense of stability while the physical foundations of our world crack beneath us. This manipulation isn't just an economic tweak; it's a symptom of a fundamental disconnect between the models our leaders trust and the biophysical reality that actually powers our lives. The coming energy shock, driven by geopolitics and ecological limits, will cause a GDP contraction far beyond anything our 'experts' are predicting, leading not to a recession, but to a genuine societal unraveling...<<<Read More>>>....

The Coming Collapse You Aren’t Ready For: Why the Blockade Will Shatter Civilization

 We are living in an era of borrowed time, coasting on rapidly depleting global reserves while chanting victory songs of ignorance. The victory chants of the so-called 'MAGA morons' are, in my view, the soundtrack of a civilization sleepwalking towards a cliff. We are not secure; we are merely enjoying the final moments of a buffer that is about to run dry.

That buffer is ending not in years, but in weeks. The hard stop is upon us, and it has a name: the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. As of this writing in 2026, President Trump has ordered this military action, and oil has already spiked above $100 a barrel. This is not a temporary market fluctuation. It is the first tremor of a seismic event that will shatter the fragile, hyper-connected global machine we call modern civilization. I believe we are counting down the final seconds.

Most people see the blockade as a threat to their gasoline prices. They are missing the entire point. The real, existential threat is to the petrochemical backbone of everything. This isn't about fuel for your SUV; it's about the sulfur, nitrogen, and natural gas that feed the industrial processes which create the modern world. As I've noted in Natural News, devastating attacks on Gulf infrastructure have 'severed the global supply of elemental sulfur and its derivative, sulfuric acid'. No sulfur means no vulcanization for rubber. No rubber means no tires, no hoses, no seals.

Simultaneously, half the world's nitrogen fertilizer supply -- critical for global agriculture -- is now compromised in the Middle East. Without natural gas, we lose not just power, but the ability to manufacture everything from plastics to pharmaceuticals. This is a chemical cascade of collapse. My own preparations are not born of paranoia but of basic arithmetic: stocking diesel fuel, spare parts, and lubricants is not for a hobby; it is for survival when the trucks stop rolling and the factories go dark....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #1043

 

Economist Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: High Energy Prices are ‘Good for the Climate’

When petrol prices rocket because of supply shocks — such as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the rerouting of oil tankers — one might have expected a discussion of geopolitics, market signals and the obvious supply-side remedies. Of which there has been plenty, some competent and even masterly, some not so competent analyses by ‘instant expert’ talking heads in social and mass media. But a recent article by an economist in the Conversation offered a solution so perversely tone-deaf it could have been lifted from a Babylon Bee satirical script.

Citing research that a 10% rise in UK petrol prices can cut demand by up to 5%, the piece solemnly declared that “high prices are a way of adjusting consumption to cope with the lower supply”. The subtext was unmistakable: with refined products suddenly scarcer, the proper response is not to produce more fuel (where the country is blessed with domestic fossil fuel resources, like the UK) or to import more from sources outside the Strait of Hormuz or both. Instead, the advice from Christoph Siemroth, Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Essex, is to make what little remains even costlier — so that the hoi polloi drive less, take the bus and hasten the glorious transition to Net Zero....<<<Read More>>>...

Surviving the Future

 Consider owning an older car, as they are often more reliable, cheaper to run, and more private than new cars, he says.  Be cautious of exposure to very low frequency electromagnetic fields and prepare for potential electricity, water and food shortages and outages.

Scientists, medical scientists and doctors report that exposure to very low frequency electromagnetic fields can potentially damage the human body’s DNA by increasing the production of free radicals in the cells. This can lead to DNA strands breaking down and to other genetic alterations. We are, all of us, surrounded by very low-frequency electromagnetic fields. 

The electricity is going to go off. I don’t know when or for how long. But it’s going to go off a good deal. There will be shortages and outages. Homes will be dark and cold, factories and offices will be shut and shops will be empty. When the electricity supplies fail, there will be confusion and chaos. There are two things of which we can be certain. First, that our governments will make no real effort to prepare the country, or us, for the coming chaos. Second, when the problem arrives, they will limit themselves to filling the streets with policemen and soldiers to bludgeon those involved in the inevitable angry protests. The chances are that from time to time, they will turn the electricity back on for a while....<<<Read More>>>.. 

Farmers Threaten to Block Roads Unless Reeves Cuts Fuel Prices

Farmers have threatened to block Britain’s roads unless Rachel Reeves brings down fuel costs, echoing similar protests in Ireland that have crippled the country, leading Dublin to send in the army. The Telegraph has the story.

Farmers For Action, a campaign group, has warned Ministers of protests unless the Chancellor cuts tax on red diesel used for tractors.

Similar protests in Ireland crippled the country last week, forcing Dublin to send in the army.

William Taylor, Farmers For Action co-ordinator, said his organisation had been asked to consider “UK-wide tax and fuel protests”.

He said: “There is huge concern that current policies are failing to address the pressures facing key sectors of the UK economy.”

The threat of protests will add to pressure on Reeves to announce support for drivers on fuel costs. Ireland and Germany both announced tax cuts on Monday.

Farmers For Action was instrumental in organising protests against Reeves’s family farm tax.

The group wants the Chancellor to cut the price of red diesel, which has soared since war broke out in Iran. It is currently as high as 135p per litre, up from 60p per litre before the war.

Each litre of red diesel faces tax of more than 10p per litre. The Government is poised to raise this by a over a penny by the end of the year.

Taylor, who farms in Northern Ireland, said: “There is no common sense to this tax rise, absolutely none.”...<<<Read More>>>...

The Greater War is Just Beginning: A Deliberate Campaign of Human Extermination

 As I survey the geopolitical landscape with each passing day, the unthinkable is becoming a daily reality. The Strait of Hormuz, the critical artery for global energy and fertilizer shipments, is effectively closed. Tankers attempting to traverse the Strait have faced severe consequences, being blown up, destroyed, or sunk. As a result, insurance is virtually unattainable for vessels seeking passage. This isn't a temporary supply hiccup; it's a deliberate tremor of a global energy collapse -- an engineered crisis. 

I believe we must discard the lens of conventional geopolitics. The real lens is what I call 'Engineered Energy Scarcity.' When the news feeds show explosions at the Haifa refinery or confirm the destruction of Qatar's LNG trains, the establishment narrative demands we see 'geopolitical conflict.' I see something far more sinister: precise, surgical strikes on the very architecture of human civilization. This isn't about regional war; it's the opening move in a larger, planetary-scale agenda. In my view, this is a coordinated effort to engineer a global famine and depopulate humanity. 

The globalists learned from COVID that they could command mass obedience through engineered crises. The pandemic was a large-scale psychological operation to test mass obedience, compliance strategies, and depopulation via vaccines. Their failure to achieve desired depopulation milestones via bioweapons led them to a more brutal, effective strategy: shutting off energy and food.

The lockdowns were a test. The real plan is to lock down the global supply of fertilizer, fuel, and food itself. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has severely disrupted the global supply of nitrogen fertilizers, which are essential for modern agriculture. Approximately half of all global food production is dependent on the use of fertilizer. Without fertilizer, crop yields would drop precipitously. This is not an accident. It's a shift from bioweapons to resource warfare, a more direct path to extermination....<<<Read More>>>...

Global Energy Shortages and Rationing Likely to Continue Beyond Current Conflict, Analysts Warn

 Independent analysts and international agencies are warning that widespread energy shortages and rationing measures are now structurally embedded in global markets, irrespective of any near-term resolution to the ongoing U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. Reports from institutions, including the International Energy Agency (IEA) and multiple financial analysts, indicate that disruptions to critical supply routes, infrastructure damage, and systemic vulnerabilities have created deficits that will persist for years, forcing governments to implement prolonged contingency plans.

According to recent analysis, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz -- a maritime chokepoint handling roughly 20% of global oil and one-third of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports -- has triggered an energy crisis surpassing the severity of the 1970s oil shocks. Qatar's Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi warned that prolonged disruptions could trigger "global economic collapse" as exports grind to a halt. Market observers report that strategic stockpile draws are unsustainable and cannot bridge the projected supply gap...<<<Read More>>>...

The Devon Experiment That Could Plunge Britain Into Darkness

 In the Telegraph, Lauren Shirreff reports that Exeter is switching off its street lights to save money and the planet – but locals say it feels like a nightly curfew, with women in particular feeling unsafe getting home. Here’s how her article begins:

“It’s like having a curfew,” says Rose Lelliott, 23. Outside her flat, on a quiet road in Exeter – the sort of place you’d imagine your mother would encourage you to live, were you a young woman moving away from home for the first time – the street lights that once guided her way to the local train station are all either broken, working at half-power or permanently snuffed out.

Lelliott commutes to London once a week, where she works as a researcher at the House of Commons. To make the train for her 9am start, she has to be out the door by 5.15am, but the streetlamps along her road are turned off between 12.30pm and 5.30am. After 9.30pm, they’re dimmed to just 40% of their usual power.

Lelliott used to make the 20-minute journey on foot, “but I wouldn’t chance it now”, she says. So she spends £9 each way on taxi fares, on top of the cost of her return ticket. “I’m having to pay because I don’t feel safe,” she says, “but I’ve also heard from a woman who’s given up her job completely because she was doing shift work. She had to choose between financial independence and her own safety.”

This is a student city, but for many women here, a night on the town is now out of the question....<<<Read More>>>...

The strait of calamity: Global fuel rationing looms as Iran’s chokehold tightens

 Europe is preparing for a prolonged energy shock, including potential fuel rationing, due to Iran's effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

The blockade has weaponized a critical oil chokepoint, handling 20% of seaborne oil, causing paralyzing fear in shipping and strangling global supply.

Global economic consequences are severe, with oil prices soaring past $109 a barrel, causing sharp increases in petrol and gasoline costs worldwide.

Emergency measures are cascading globally, with developing nations like the Philippines, India and Sri Lanka declaring emergencies, rationing fuel and halting industries.

The crisis exposes a strategic vulnerability, highlighting how dependence on global energy chains and weakened domestic infrastructure have left economies dangerously exposed.

In a stark warning, European energy officials are now preparing for fuel rationing and prolonged energy shock as the war with Iran escalates. The European Union's Energy Commissioner, Dan Jorgensen, revealed the bloc is studying "all possibilities" to mitigate a "long-lasting" energy blow from Iran's effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. This signals a dangerous new phase, forcing global governments to contemplate emergency measures....<<<Read More>>>...

Ed Miliband’s Oil Blockade is a War of Attrition Against the British Public

 As President Trump tries to regain control of the crisis created by his war of choice in Iran, much of the rest of the world is in a struggle to secure energy resources. In Britain, pressure on the Government to drop its commitments against North Sea oil and gas production is intensifying. 

The debate no longer divides on Left-Right, Labour-Conservative lines, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves, unions and even a caucus of Labour MPs putting the spotlight on Ed Miliband, on whom the Prime Minister has said the decision rests. 

While we wait for a clear answer from the Government about how rising energy prices are going to be managed, it’s worth repeating the point that greens from all parties have blocked vastly more energy than any mad mullah has.

This crisis puts me in mind of earlier energy crises and their causes and the lessons that ought to have been learnt from them. The first I can remember properly is the fuel protests around the turn of the century in response to rising taxes impacting UK logistics firms. There have been other energy shocks and today’s is being compared with those of the 1970s. But crises emerge out of particular circumstances that are often much longer in the making. Since the 90s, it has not been angry truck drivers that have blocked energy infrastructure: it is European governments and the EU....<<<Read More>>>...

Dozens of North Sea Oil and Gas Fields Blocked by Net Zero

Dozens of North Sea oil and gas fields are being blocked from development by Labour’s Net Zero policies, with 51 known new fields and 60 extensions to existing fields in British waters rendered “unviable” by Government policy. The Telegraph has the story.

There are 51 known new fields in British waters that could be feeding domestic pipes but have been rendered “unviable” by current government policies, including the windfall tax and a ban on exploration licences.

On top of these, some 60 extensions to existing fields are being held back for the same reasons, according to trade body Offshore Energy UK (OEUK).

The data emerged from a survey of offshore operators to see how they have responded to the taxes and regulations imposed by successive governments.

OEUK said the fields would be viable under “reform to the current regulatory and fiscal regime”, particularly by overhauling the windfall tax – known officially as the energy profits levy.

David Whitehouse, the trade body’s chief executive, said: “Our proposal will unlock immediate investment, secure tens of thousands of jobs and deliver more tax, not less, for essential services like schools and hospitals.​

“The future of the North Sea is in our hands. ​Our message to the Government is simple. Reform the energy profits levy in 2026 to unlock more tax, not less, support more jobs, not less and deliver more homegrown energy, not less.”

Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, is under increasing pressure to relax the Government’s stance on North Sea drilling as the Middle East crisis heightens scrutiny of energy imports.

Along with the Conservatives, John Swinney, the SNP leader and Scottish First Minister, industry leaders including Greg Jackson, the Octopus Energy boss, Chris O’Shea, the British Gas chief and Tara Singh, the RenewablesUK boss, are among those who have backed more drilling.

Supporters say that maximising the North Sea’s output would generate tax revenues, preserve jobs and result in lower carbon emissions than oil and gas from abroad.

However, Mr Miliband has pushed back against the calls, arguing that it cannot “take a penny off bills”....<<<Read More>>>...

Coal not Cold: UK needs new coal-generated electricity to keep the lights on

 The UK is facing an energy crisis that is going to require radical solutions to solve. Many countries are ramping up coal-fired electricity generation in response. Is it time for the UK to do the same – to go for “Coal not Cold”?

David Turver explains why we will need new coal-fired electricity generation capacity to keep the lights on.

The UK closed its last coal-fired power station at Radcliffe-on-Soar in 2024. This closure marked the end of a series of closures marked by politicians blowing up other coal-fired power stations to celebrate, publicly, their compliance with the Net Zero agenda.

Now Germany is considering reopening some of its coal-fired power stations in response to the energy crisis caused by the war with Iran. Many other countries, such as India, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and Bangladesh, are stepping up the generation of coal-fired power to offset gas shortages created by the conflict.

Emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulates have always been more powerful arguments for reducing coal use than carbon dioxide emissions, but new super-critical power plants scrub their emissions very effectively. Time to explore whether the UK should be reopening coal mines and rebuilding coal-fired power stations to keep the lights on. Should we focus on “Coal Not Cold”?....<<<Read More>>>...

Miliband Expected to Block North Sea Oil Drilling

 Ed Miliband is expected to block fresh oil drilling in the North Sea despite growing pressure to resume production to combat the energy crisis sparked by the Iran war. The Telegraph has the story.

The Energy Secretary is understood to be resisting the development of Rosebank, the UK’s largest untapped oil field, estimated to contain up to 300 million barrels of oil.

He is against new drilling licences despite concerns over impending fuel shortages, surging oil prices and diminishing stocks.

Despite growing pressure from opponents and his own Cabinet, including Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, Miliband has also delayed a decision on a licence to drill at the Jackdaw gas field, which it is estimated could produce the equivalent of 6% of the UK’s future gas supply.

The move delays the decision until after the May local elections, which could trigger a Labour leadership battle where he has been mooted as a potential contender. On Friday, Miliband’s aides dismissed as “unfounded” suggestions that he was minded to approve Jackdaw.

Any block on North Sea drilling puts him at odds with not only Kemi Badenoch, who this week launched a “Get Britain Drilling” campaign, and Nigel Farage’s Reform, but also the SNP, whose leader, John Swinney, on Thursday reversed the nationalist party’s opposition to further oil and gas exploration in the North Sea....<<<Read More>>>...

Energy lockdowns begin

The world is experiencing the start of a new lockdown – this time related to energy use with the International Energy Agency (“IEA”) playing a key role, similar to the role the World Health Organisation (“WHO”) played during the covid-19 pandemic.

“Energy lockdown” refers to government-enforced or encouraged measures to reduce fuel, gas and electricity consumption in response to “global supply shocks.” The “energy lockdown” trend has gained momentum this month following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Israel-Iran conflict.

Is it just a coincidence that “energy lockdowns” will achieve what Globalists have been aiming for, for years?

You recall how the covid lockdowns began. It was a soft and slow drumbeat that began in late January 2020, with growing amounts of panic and a faster tempo, increasing for several weeks. The US President and the UK Prime Minister resisted extreme reactions. Most governments did and so did most public health authorities.

The drum pounding became earsplitting in late February. Faced with an incredible barrage, finally Boris Johnson and Donald Trump gave in. They got out in front of the problem and lowered the boom: stay home, essential/unessential, no flights, no parties, stop your consumerist ways. Just sit alone and be sad. Both came to regret this choice, but by then, others were in charge.

The experts and institutions were everywhere, seizing the moment. The CCP, WHO, CDC, Imperial College London, Fauci, Birx, CNN/New York Times/MSNBC, and on it went, everyone telling us the same thing daily. Those who asked questions were shouted down, shamed, throttled, cancelled, deleted. It felt like we were surrounded on all sides by lies and liars, marionettes and mushbrains, sycophants and spooks.

Six years later and nearly to the day, this new attempted lockdown seems to be going the same way, not concerning infectious disease but energy use. Isn’t it remarkable how the officially recommended methods of managing these completely different realms bear so much in common? They both come down to restricting your liberty, rationing your consumption, redirecting your attention and shouting down critics.

The Iran War kicked off the price spike but it was uncanny how a machinery was so quickly put in place to instruct everyone on what to do. The panic about how to respond is intensifying. The crisis is without precedent, they say. We have to try new approaches, dramatic ones.

Suddenly, this institution called the International Energy Agency holds new prominence in the world media. Founded in 1974, it’s an NGO associated with OPEC. It has no hard but only soft power – like the World Health Organisation, with whom the IEA shares a similarly authoritative branding...<<<Read More>>>....