Global geopolitics

Here Is Ed Miliband, From Family Betrayal To Lying About Energy, Lying About Everything

Let me start off by reminding people how treacherous Ed Milliband is. This guy’s willingness to distort the truth about the energy crisis should come as no surprise given his own history of political treachery. I remember in 2010, he infamously betrayed his own brother, David Miliband, by standing against him for the Labour Party leadership, despite having previously pledged support. This act of ambition over loyalty not only shattered familial bonds but also plunged the Labour Party into years of internal division and electoral defeat. It reveals a man for whom personal power has always outweighed principles, a pattern now clearly repeating itself as he gaslights the public over energy policy.

In a recent interview, Ed Miliband, a senior figure in the UK Labour Party, attempted to explain the soaring energy prices plaguing British households. His argument was simple, yet deeply misleading: energy prices, he claimed, are high because of our reliance on gas, and not because of the government’s extraordinarily punitive tax policy. According to Miliband, the 78% tax on energy profits has no bearing on what consumers pay, since, he insists, commodity prices are set on the international market. This explanation, however, crumbles under even minimal scrutiny. It is a breathtaking example of obfuscation, political gaslighting, and a dangerous manipulation of economic realities for ideological purposes.

To begin with, Miliband’s defense hinges on a half-truth. It is certainly correct that oil and gas are globally traded commodities, and their raw prices are influenced by international supply and demand. Yet, this does not mean that domestic factors, particularly massive tax rates, have no impact on final prices. If commodity pricing alone dictated what consumers paid, then prices across countries would be broadly identical. Yet they are not. France, for instance, consistently enjoys far lower energy costs than the United Kingdom, despite purchasing energy in the same global markets. The stark difference lies in domestic policy choices: the UK government has layered on enormous taxes, carbon levies, and renewable subsidies that artificially inflate the price of energy long after it leaves the global market and enters British homes.

Miliband’s claim that a 78% tax on North Sea energy production does not affect consumer prices is not only wrong; it is economically illiterate. No business, whether an oil producer or a supermarket, absorbs taxes without passing costs along to consumers. If supermarkets were taxed at 78%, grocery prices would skyrocket. Energy producers are no different. Even if the international price of crude oil or natural gas is stable, the final price paid by UK consumers is the international market price plus domestic taxes, regulations, and subsidies. Pretending otherwise is either an act of stunning ignorance or a deliberate attempt to mislead the public.

Moreover, the high taxation on energy is just one piece of a larger and more insidious puzzle. The UK’s energy prices are further distorted by carbon taxes and vast subsidies to the renewable energy sector. These government-mandated costs are quietly loaded onto household bills, creating a hidden form of taxation that consumers cannot easily see but must inevitably pay. It is a wealth transfer scheme disguised as environmental stewardship, enriching a narrow band of politically connected industries while impoverishing ordinary citizens. Under the guise of “Net Zero” initiatives, the government has found a sneaky way to tax people without having to announce new taxes explicitly: use private energy companies as middlemen, raise prices, and then blame the invisible hand of the international market.

This is not mere economic mismanagement. It is a coordinated effort to reengineer the economy under the false flag of climate responsibility, transferring wealth from the public to politically favored elites. The banking crisis was a wealth transfer. The COVID-19 pandemic policies were a wealth transfer. Net Zero is merely the latest iteration of the same agenda. Each time, we are told that “extraordinary circumstances” justify new sacrifices from the public. Each time, the ultimate beneficiaries are the same: large corporations, financial institutions, and global technocratic elites.

What makes Miliband’s rhetoric particularly dangerous is not just its dishonesty, but its intentional inversion of reality. By insisting that taxes have no impact on prices, he invites citizens to doubt their own lived experience. This is a classic case of political gaslighting. When the British people see their energy bills double or triple, they are told to ignore the obvious role of domestic policy and instead blame distant, faceless global markets. It is a cowardly abdication of responsibility and a cynical attempt to preserve a failing energy policy at any cost.

Meanwhile, solutions that could genuinely help the British people are dismissed out of hand. Nationalising energy, restructuring the market, and stripping out the layers of taxes, subsidies, and artificial distortions would immediately lower prices. France’s example proves that strong state intervention can shield citizens from the full brunt of global price volatility. Yet politicians like Miliband prefer to preserve the current system, a system that benefits the few at the expense of the many.

In the end, the United Kingdom’s high energy prices are not the inevitable result of global forces beyond our control. They are the direct consequence of deliberate political decisions. The 78% tax on North Sea production, punitive carbon levies, and mandatory renewable subsidies are the true culprits behind our unaffordable bills. Ed Miliband’s claim that this reality is somehow irrelevant is not merely a misunderstanding, it is a lie. It is the type of lie that enables further exploitation, deepens public cynicism, and accelerates the steady erosion of trust between the people and their rulers. It must be called out for what it is: a dangerous deception at the heart of Britain’s energy crisis. This twisting of reality is nothing new lately, we just Trump restoring traditional and biological gender labels. It’s the same script.

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