The Untold Iran Crisis, Henry Nowak, and Farage’s Politics of Rage
6/9/20261 hr 6 min
As Trump’s Iran disaster continues, are we facing a full-blown energy and economic crisis in the UK and beyond? Why are politicians refusing to be honest about the real cost of the Iran crisis? What does the far-right’s response to the Henry Nowak tragedy – from JD Vance to Rupert Lowe – tell us about post-truth populism?
Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.
__________
Enjoy Rory and Alastair’s interview with Odd Arne Westad by searching ‘Leading’ on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube.
Go deepe...
Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsAlastair Campbell· Host0:00
Thanks for listening to The Rest is Politics. To support the podcast, listen without the adverts, and get early access to episodes and live show tickets, go to therestispolitics.com. That's therestispolitics.com.
Rory Stewart· Host0:11
Donald Trump has driven us into something that is one of the worst economic crises that we've faced in living memory, and something that we're very, very poorly prepared for.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:21
And if the Straits of Hormuz don't open anytime soon, we are not that far away from an energy crisis, which of course has the potential to lead to an economic crisis as well.
Rory Stewart· Host0:30
We could be a few weeks off a massive crisis on jet fuel, diesel, that we're not even beginning to talk about.
Alastair Campbell· Host0:36
The damage done is now gonna take months in the case of gas, and possibly even two or three years in the case of oil. We, Europe, became reliant on Russia for energy, China for the economy, USA for security. We're now facing real security pressure from Russia on energy, and we're facing political pressure from the United States. This episode is brought to you by Fuse Energy.
Rory Stewart· Host0:58
Fuse has introduced the Tracker tariff, designed to give customers what matters most from their energy supplier: savings, clarity, and a bit more control.
Alastair Campbell· Host1:08
And it guarantees that your rates stay below the Ofgem price cap, which saves you up to £200. And the tariff updates automatically every quarter.
Rory Stewart· Host1:18
Energy prices don't move in straight lines. Global events and market pressures you can't predict and certainly can't control still find their way onto your bill.
Alastair Campbell· Host1:27
And if you're on the wrong tariff, you can be stuck with higher rates