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Chris Blackhurst

OPINION - If Britain wants to avoid energy-driven inflation again, we need to invest in natural gas

At the House of Commons on Monday evening, as dusk fell, there was little need for a reminder that winter will soon be upon us. Energy, which has never been far from the news bulletins these past two years, will return to the forefront, even more so now that the Israel-Hamas war threatens to spread, endangering fuel supplies.

It was apposite that an event was held to launch a report produced under the auspices of the Henry Jackson Society, called Natural Gas and the Energy Trilemma — Energy Security, Energy Affordability and Energy Sustainability in the United Kingdom.

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