{
  "id": 16000026,
  "title": "Approving Jackdaw is just a distraction from Labour’s obsession with net stupid zero",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/approving-jackdaw-is-just-a-distraction-from-labours-obsession-with",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-22T04:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/approving-jackdaw-is-just-a-distraction-from-labours-obsession-with-net-stupid-zero/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Labour party has approved the Jackdaw gas field, but remains committed to dismantling our industrial base in the pursuit of a \"net zero\" agenda. As a consequence, the UK is conceding economic ground to China, who are expanding their coal capacity, threatening to supply our automobiles. Richard Tice, a spokesperson for Reform UK, urges reversing this lamentable state of affairs by authorising drilling in the North Sea and reinvigorating energy production. Labour's chief contender, Andy Burnham, has embraced a policy from Reform UK, endorsing drilling at the Jackdaw gas field. However, this marks only a modest beginning in restoring energy security and supporting domestic industries. The potential to replace a substantial portion of our energy imports and create jobs and economic stability is undeniable. Nevertheless, the Labour party will likely dismiss such progress as insufficient, focusing instead on lofty, unrealistic environmental targets.",
  "summary": "Labour may have approved the Jackdaw gas field, but it is still set on destroying our industrial base to save the planet. It’s another to engage in unilateral economic disarmament so China can sell us the cars we used to build. We must reverse this madness, licence drilling in the North Sea, and make energy [...]",
  "key_points": [
    "Labour approves Jackdaw gas field approval",
    "Andy Burnham endorses drilling policy",
    "Labour prioritizes net zero over economic growth"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}