North Sea oil ban: Lionel Shriver on Labour's net zero madness

Columnist Lionel Shriver joins The Spectator's Natasha Feroze to discuss Ed Miliband's plans to ban new licences to drill for oil in the North Sea. They discuss what she makes of the plans, and whether they're a liability for Labour.

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[kathwood]

The worst of politicians at the worst of times.

[Christine-ryqq]

Dear lord, the lack of genuine capability in that Labour cabinet is seriously dangerous!
And moronic is an understatement.
What a mess.

[skipper]

People can argue about net zero all day, but the one thing it isn't about is climate. As always, follow the money.

[jdg]

Green jobs? What green jobs come from importing Chinese wind turbines?

[BulletProofBrain]

The level of stupidity by our leaders is mind boggling.

[pianoman]

This man was and is a mistake and an embarrassment

[marumaru]

£3 Trillion just for the infrastructure! Energy bills already double the USA green tax already £6billion a year. Wind turbines only repay their green cost after 20 years but of course they don't last 20 years.

[CrisColegate]

Milliband was a joke but who's laughing now Starmers has given him Carte Blanche to take Britain back to the (literally) dark ages

[AsheAve]

“Moronic” was the exact word in my head before she said it.

[thebeard]

this is the most foolish time in human history

[techtipsuk]

It’s like a never ending nightmare with these clowns in charge.

[stevecoombe]

Natasha is wrong when she says renewables make up 40% of our energy needs; it is 40% of our electricity. Electricity is 20% of our energy needs.

[patriotuk]

Milliband is a failed politician and a dangerous fool. The mediocrity in the Labour front bench is frightening.

[markstarmer]

Well, I didn’t think anyone could be as inept and downright stupid as Lammy and Abbott, but then comes back stabbing Millipede.

[johnhopkins]

The problem we have is that we have politicians who are completely out of touch with reality.

[c.c.]

we are nowhere near ready to stop oil production.

[roger_welco]

House holds have never got any 'savings' from Green energy. If anything the bills have got up and more added on with your Green tax Ed. The only people making money of 'green' energy are the companies who get a large chuck of this tax payer money.

[davidreynolds]

It is always refreshing to hear someone talking common sense and someone who actually knows what she is talking about, thank you

[BrainfromSpain]

Even Miliband's job title "Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero" is an oxymoron !

[KM-zmkd]

Bollicks. In Northumberland we have lots of wind farms but if you drive passed them only half of these wind mills work at the same time!