What Tony Blair Gets Wrong About Energy (And the Economy)

A few weeks ago, Tony Blair published an essay arguing that the UK should focus less on clean power, and more on cheap power. But is that really the choice Britain faces? And in a world of rising electricity demand, data centres, expensive gas, and growing pressure on the grid, what would genuinely cheap power actually look like? This week, Andrew Sissons returns to the podcast to join host Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarrett for a conversation about the politics and economics behind Blair’s argument. They discuss the growing influence of AI on energy policy, why US-style energy abundance does not easily translate to the UK, whether gas can really provide cheap power, and why clean electricity is still Britain’s best route to lower bills and higher growth. Keywords: Tony Blair | AI | Cheap Power | Clean Power | Growth | Electricity Prices | Data Centres | Renewables | Gas | Net Zero | UK Energy