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Has the UK’s Net Zero policy helped the country — or quietly damaged it?

In this candid interview, former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss explains why she believes Net Zero has become one of the most misunderstood and consequential policies in modern British politics. She argues that while the goal sounds simple, the way it has been implemented has had serious economic, political, and social consequences that aren’t being openly discussed.

This isn’t a technical debate about climate models.

It’s a political and practical one.

Liz Truss lays out why she thinks Net Zero has pushed energy costs higher, made Britain more dependent on external supply chains, and placed heavy burdens on households and businesses — often without honest public consent. She explains how these trade-offs were introduced gradually, framed as inevitable, and rarely subjected to serious democratic scrutiny.

Andrew presses her on whether this is an overstatement, and whether the long-term benefits justify the short-term pain. Truss responds by questioning who bears the costs, who absorbs the risks, and who actually benefits from the current approach.

They explore:

Why Net Zero became politically untouchable

How energy policy reshaped the economy

Whether voters were ever given a meaningful choice

How political consensus can silence legitimate disagreement

And what alternatives might exist

Liz also reflects on how quickly certain policies become moralised — where disagreement is treated as irresponsibility — and why she believes that dynamic makes good policymaking harder, not easier.

You don’t have to share her conclusions to find this compelling.

Because this conversation isn’t really about climate — it’s about how policy is made, how costs are hidden, and how political agreement can form without genuine debate. It raises uncomfortable questions about accountability, transparency, and whether voters are being told the full story.

This clip captures a rare moment: a former Prime Minister explaining why she thinks a flagship national policy went wrong — and why it’s still so difficult to question.

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