Cresce la rabbia tra i ministri britannici per il timore che la guerra con l’Iran possa mettere a repentaglio le fragili finanze della Gran Bretagna | Politica economica
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/20/uk-ministers-begin-contingency-planning-amid-fears-for-economic-effects-of-iran-war
di FelisCantabrigiensis
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Anger about this is probably growing among the rest of the UK, too.
ReformUK and the Conservatives wanted us to actively support the war
10 years ago the Tories told us our reserve storage facilities were wastes of money don’t forget that. Many of those same MP’s are now in Reform.
A reminder that our finances are still fragile from 14 years of Tory disgrace, Brexit, the criminally liable COVID response and Liz Truss’s mini budget. Not only did Farage/Reform support most of those things, his entire MP lineup are former Tories, some of whom who are directly culpable for the situation we’re in now.
WORSE – the Conservative Party and Reform wanted us to join this war too. They were in favour of sending our military, who they spent 14 years defunding and destabilising, and supporting a war for which there are still no objectives or exit plans.
Never forget this.
Never, ever forgive.
Those UK ministers now support drilling in thr North sea for more oil and gas?
We should be pushing for peace and get the straits reopened
War is going to keep them closed
The one thing Starmer actually got right, telling Trump to jog on, he’s now u-turned on. What is the point?
What do they mean ‘could’, without the cause of the problem being effectively addressed Britain and many other countries face economic disaster which will make the Great Depression look like heaven.
It’s because every time there’s the smallest fringe threat, our markets over react and the British people pay for the fall out when these companies gouge us already via their pricing.
Privatised the profits and socialised the losses, it’s a shit system, we already know it is, but nothing is done about it because Whitehall has its pockets in the game.
We need to move to renewables ASAP, it’s the only escape from this clearly rigged system.
The problem we have is if we totally avoid this war, it becomes solely a situation between the USA/Israel vs Iran and however long it takes, with us being powerless as we suffer the consequences. If we get involved even defensively, it could result in a resolution faster but makes us a target.
It’s a choice I couldn’t make and don’t envy Starmer’s dilemma. Past a point and level of damage to infrastructure, the war could legit result in us needing ration energy on the UK for possibly years as there literally will not be enough physical fuel even if we had the money to pay for it.
It’s the big danger here. Actual long term fuel shortage for the world. (Yes I know lives lost and civilian harm is a tragedy but I’m looking at this purely from an energy and economic view)
Simply put, the longer this goes on the longer the damage will last and the more severe the damage itself will be.
Can thank 14 years of Tories, austerity and Brexit costing economy billions a year for state of finances.
Along with burden of tens billions handed out in PPE contracts to mates, Rwanda , and the mess Jenerick made of the ex-hotels with contracts again handed to Tory mates.
Fears ?? We’re headed for deep recession. That’s a definite.