Why the UK is facing an energy price crisis

The National's London Bureau Chief Damien McElroy explains why the crisis has come about and discusses which direction the country might head next under such pressure, with host Mustafa Alrawi, including the possibility of a radical shake up of the social contract. In this episode: The cost of living and the energy crisis in the UK (0m 15s) The 'Brexit discount' and UK's readjustment (6m 58s) Is politics a solution? (9m 22s) UK government's help for individual and businesses (15m 01s) Knock on effect of the energy crisis (17m 48s)   Read more on our website: Britain's energy crisis explained as cost of living woes await new PM Liz Truss 'favours targeted support' to ease UK's cost of living crisis A quarter of UK parents with school-age children do not plan to use heating this winter Subscribe to Business Extra for free to receive new episodes every week Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Podbean