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the energy market into a war zone relying on intermittent wind while locking britain into expensive long term contracts looks even more suicidal the age of the oil cartel s dominance may be ending what replaces it genuine market forces or more chaotic power plays will decide whether your heating and motoring costs go up or down in the years ahead one thing s for sure the days of a handful of desert kingdoms dictating the price of your weekly fuel fill up just got a lot more uncertain stay sharp fill up when prices dip and for god s sake don t believe the politicians who tell you they ve got your energy costs under control amazon suggested reads protect yourself from energy market mayhem the cartel collapse how opec s power is fading energy wars oil geopolitics and your wallet what the future really holds surviving volatile fuel prices practical strategies for british households ken frost professional cynic chartered accountant and relentless loanbuster www kenfrost net exposing the energy emperors since 2005 posted by ken frost at 3 32 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels global energy shock higher energy bills iran war oil crisis oil cartel collapse oil price impact oil production quotas opec exit 2026 opec fracture strategic energy vision uae uae leaves opec uae quits opec wednesday april 22 2026 uk inflation jumps to 3 3 in march uk inflation jumps to 3 3 in march thanks to reeves miliband the iran oil shock another taxpayer gut punch as the experts scratch their heads posted by ken frost the loanbuster 22 april 2026 blimey just when you thought the cost of living crisis was easing along comes the ons with another dose of fiscal reality fresh out of the oven this morning uk cpi inflation surged to 3 3 in the 12 months to march 2026 up sharply from 3 0 in february cpih including housing costs hit 3 4 also climbing from 3 2 monthly prices jumped 0 7 in march alone more than double the rise seen this time last year the usual suspects are out in force in line with expectations driven by transport and energy first impact from the iran conflict translation the punters are getting squeezed harder while the spin doctors polish their excuses let s cut through the bollocks with the real numbers motor fuels led the charge up 4 9 with petrol rising 8 6p per litre and diesel a whopping 17 6p courtesy of the middle east flare up pushing oil prices sky high housing and household services 4 3 up from 4 2 hammered by a staggering 95 3 surge in domestic heating oil prices food and non alcoholic beverages accelerated to 3 7 from 3 3 services inflation ticked up to 4 5 sticky as ever clothing provided the only real relief falling 0 8 the experts and media are acting all surprised again but come on we ve been warning for months that labour s policies plus global shocks would keep the pressure on rachel reeves s tax tsunami employers ni hikes and ed miliband s green energy obsession locking us into expensive offshore wind contracts have done nothing to tame the beast higher energy costs flow straight through to everything else while the bloated public sector and weak growth keep wages chasing prices in a vicious circle this isn t just global factors it s domestic incompetence meeting geopolitical reality miliband s net zero zeal has left us exposed to volatile fossil fuel prices instead of building proper baseload security reeves s spending spree and borrowing binge add fuel to the inflationary fire and the bank of england still dithering with rates at 3 75 scared of the very mess their political masters helped create real people pensioners on fixed incomes families filling up the car small businesses watching input costs soar feel this in their wallets every single day inflation at 3 3 might look moderate to the suits in westminster but when wages aren t keeping pace and taxes are rising it s a stealth raid on living standards the ons figures confirm what the man in the street already knew the cost of living crisis is far from over promises of falling bills under labour broken growth growth growth more like stagnation with a side of price hikes stay angry stay sharp and protect what you ve got left because this lot in government certainly aren t going to do it for you amazon suggested reads fight back against the inflation onslaught the hidden tax of inflation how governments erode your wealth surviving high prices in broken britain practical money shields energy rip off exposed why green policies cost you dear ken frost professional cynic chartered accountant and unrepentant loanbuster www kenfrost net calling out the economic vandals since 2005 posted by ken frost at 10 55 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels cpi 3 3 iran war oil impact motor fuels price surge ons inflation figures rachel reeves failure rising inflation uk uk inflation march 2026 tuesday march 31 2026 stupid wankers are destroying the uk s energy security posted by ken frost at 12 15 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels energy security threat friday march 27 2026 the uk s salt crisis how net zero policies are pushing a foundational industry to the brink for centuries britain has been self sufficient in salt one of the most essential minerals on the planet from roman times through the industrial revolution the vast underground halite deposits in cheshire have supplied not just table salt but the raw material for pharmaceuticals plastics water treatment food processing explosives and road gritting the uk once exported salt across the empire and produced nearly all its own needs domestically now for the first time in modern history that era is at risk of ending in january 2026 inovyn part of jim ratcliffe s ineos group which produces around 50 of britain s salt at its runcorn plant in cheshire warned sky news that it may have to shut down the facility without urgent government intervention the other major producer tata chemicals europe s british salt operation would then be left carrying the load but the country would still become a net importer of salt nearly 3 million tonnes are produced annually in the uk mostly via solution mining pumping brine from underground ancient seabeds and evaporating it losing half that capacity would be a seismic shift why is this happening now and why is net zero the culprit the root causes are sky high industrial energy costs and the uk s carbon taxes both heavily shaped by net zero policies salt production is energy intensive pumping evaporating and processing brine requires substantial electricity and heat the uk s push for decarbonisation including the emissions trading scheme ets carbon floor prices and a grid increasingly reliant on intermittent renewables has driven up electricity prices for heavy industry far beyond those in competitor nations like the us or china carbon taxes hit particularly hard ineos has publicly described them as killing manufacturing with one plant alone facing a 15 million bill in a single year executives argue that these policies designed to cut domestic emissions are accelerating deindustrialisation instead as one industry leader put it the more plants close the lower britain s reported carbon emissions become edging the country closer to its 2050 net zero target on paper while the actual production and emissions simply shifts overseas this isn t isolated the chemicals sector of which salt is a cornerstone has seen output fall 20 in the past three years a decline unprecedented outside wartime eleven major chemicals plants have closed in the last decade recent examples include cf fertilisers ammonia plant in billingham 2023 tata s 150 year old soda ash plant in lostock 2025 and inovyn s own sulphuric acid facility the infrastructure itself is ageing much of it dating back to the ici era of the mid 20th century salt the invisible foundation of modern life few people realise how central salt is it underpins roughly 90 of pharmaceutical manufacturing it is used to purify drinking water produce plastics make explosives and process food road gritting in winter relies on it chlorine and other chemicals derived from salt are the building blocks for countless supply chains tom crotty ineos group director of chemicals warned without a plant like this we d have to import salt is a very corrosive material and that makes imports very very difficult and it s a relatively low value product so the cost of the movement dramatically impacts the final price the result higher costs for uk food medicines and manufacturing making british products less competitive sharon todd of the society of chemical industry sci called the situation slightly crazy global chemicals demand is booming a 6 trillion market yet the uk is retreating steve elliott ceo of the chemicals industries association urged the government to move beyond rhetoric enough of the rhetoric and more urgency please on meaningful energy and carbon policy and funding otherwise we ll see further deindustrialisation through decarbonisation in 2026 with serious implications for our critical national infrastructure growth sector supply chains and net zero delivery the bigger picture deindustrialisation by design critics including ineos founder sir jim ratcliffe argue that net zero policies are creating a paradox by making energy intensive industries unviable through taxes and high prices the uk is offshoring both jobs and emissions to countries with looser environmental rules and often coal heavy power national security is also at stake domestic production of foundational chemicals supports everything from fertilisers to defence manufacturing the government has offered some targeted support a grant to keep ineos s grangemouth ethylene cracker open in late 2025 but industry figures call this a sticking plaster broader reform of energy and carbon policy is needed if the uk wants to decarbonise while retaining industrial capacity jobs and supply chain resilience what happens next if inovyn s runcorn plant closes britain will rely on imports for a mineral that is cheap to produce domestically but expensive and logistically awkward to ship communities in cheshire and the wider chemicals heartlands will lose skilled jobs manufacturing costs will rise and the uk s claim to be building a green economy will ring hollow if it simply exports its industrial base salt may seem humdrum but losing control of its domestic production would be a stark symbol of a deeper problem when net zero policy prioritises emissions targets over energy security and industrial survival the consequences ripple through the entire economy whether policymakers choose to intervene with pragmatic reforms on energy costs and carbon taxes will determine if britain s salt industry survives or becomes another casualty of the net zero transition posted by ken frost at 12 34 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels net zero salt monday march 16 2026 companies house security catastrophe companies house security catastrophe five months of open season on every uk company s data proof the state can t be trusted with a spreadsheet let alone our privacy posted by ken frost the loanbuster 16 march 2026 blimey if this doesn t make your blood boil nothing will companies house the government s own corporate register the supposed guardian of company integrity has just admitted what any half decent hacker already knew for five bloody months every single one of the five million registered uk companies was wide open to a laughably simple exploit anyone in the world from a bedroom script kiddie in belarus to a fraud gang in nigeria could log in view private dashboards see directors home addresses email addresses dates of birth and get this actually change company details file fake accounts or hijack the lot the bug press the back button on the dashboard that s it no fancy zero day no sql injection masterclass just the browser s back button breaking their entire authentication system discovered and exposed on friday by sharp eyed researchers shout out to dan neidle and co for blowing the whistle companies house finally suspended webfiling and issued the grovelling statement we identified the issue we re investigating sorry for any inconvenience inconvenience this is a full blown national security and fraud tsunami for five months that s 150 days of vulnerability crooks could ve swapped director details to enable identity theft on an industrial scale filed bogus accounts to launder money or hide dodgy dealings changed company names addresses to front shell companies for scams exposed home addresses and personal emails of millions of directors leaving families open to stalking burglary or doxxing and the government s response quickly resolved yeah after it was public how many frauds were committed in those five months how many fake filings went through they ll never tell us the full truth because admitting the scale would be career ending for the mandarins in charge this isn t a one off glitch it s systemic incompetence from a state organ that s meant to protect us companies house holds our most sensitive business data the backbone of uk commerce yet they couldn t secure it against something toddlers discover in browser dev tools while banks get fined millions for far lesser breaches this lot gets a polite slap on the wrist and a lessons learned memo the bigger picture governments and their quangos cannot be trusted with our data full stop they collect it compulsorily you have no choice but to file with them they promise ironclad security laughable when they cock it up spectacularly the fallout lands on us higher fraud risk identity theft nightmares potential business ruin while they hide behind ongoing investigations and taxpayer funded lawyers remember the dvla leaks hmrc blunders nhs data disasters same story every time over centralised under secured and zero real accountability the state hoards our info like a dragon on gold then leaves the cave door wide open directors check your company details now monitor for weird filings consider a service address instead of home ones going forward and for god s sake stop believing the mantra that government knows best on data protection this fiasco proves the opposite the state is the biggest risk to our privacy and security time to shrink their data empire enforce real penalties for their screw ups and let private alternatives handle what the bureaucrats clearly can t resignations at the top fat chance but trust in the system that s already evaporated stay vigilant folks your data s only as safe as the weakest link and right now that s whitehall amazon suggested reads guard your data from state blunders big brother s data disaster why government can t secure a thing identity theft survival guide protect yourself post breach the privacy purge fighting back 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