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Has Britain become ashamed of its own history?
Cambridge historian Robert Tombs joins The Capitalist to challenge the prevailing narrative of empire, slavery and national guilt – and explain why Britain needs a better story.
Discussing his new book with @NigelBiggar.
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🧵This week, the law firm Eversheds Sutherland published its investigation into allegations of a cover-up at the National Energy System Operator (NESO), the state-owned body that balances the national grid.
✍️@jamespriceglos
None of this is inevitable. Reopening the North Sea, unbanning fracking, building nuclear or striking deals with the Americans and the Gulf states would provide actual energy security.
Read more: capx.co/britain-is-heading-f…
Public sector pension payouts will likely cost £60.2 billion by 2027/28 – £2.7 billion higher than official projections
CapX retweeted
'Higher levies on wealth would not fund the sort of welfare state Britons have become accustomed to. For that, politicians and voters would have to accept that broad swathes of society need to start contributing more.'
@TheEconomist Budget preview: economist.com/britain/2026/1…
Britain is not a racist hellhole
Read more: capx.co/stop-trashing-britai…
In June, Britain came within a whisker of not having enough power to go round
✍️@jamespriceglos
A grid that needs French electricity on a warm June evening barely needs an aggressive foreign actor to destabilise it
Read more: capx.co/britain-is-heading-f…
Why hasn’t Britain grown in a decade?
@ManiBasharzad says mission-directed growth – Labour's big idea – doesn't work
Read the full piece @CapX below 👇
ICYMI: @MelJStride says to reassure markets, Healey must at least signal that significant welfare cuts are coming
🧵The Government has finally bowed to common sense and given the green light to the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea.
It’s the sensible move and a good start, although a decision on Rosebank is not yet forthcoming.
✍️@the_sean_ridley
For those worried about emissions, blocking domestic production does nothing to cut demand. It simply swaps North Sea output for imports, which often carry a higher carbon footprint.
And some of the tax revenues from allowing these fields to go into production can also be used for the promotion of renewables, as the newly announced Energy Wealth Fund intends.
Read more: capx.co/ministers-must-stop-…
