🎉 TODAY'S THE DAY! The 2026 Ayn Rand Lecture has arrived! This evening, we will be joining ASI President Dr Madsen Pirie at the magnificent Drapers’ Hall for his lecture, ‘A Rational Life’. We look forward to seeing everyone joining us for what promises to be a fantastic event! 🥂

How to become energy insecure in five steps

How energy secure is Britain? The ASI's new Global Energy Security Index 2026 ranks 187 countries to find out. Learn more about why the UK is only 41st and what it can do to climb the rankings on our website at buff.ly/M2XkUQ5

🗽 Reason. Freedom. Individualism. This Monday, join us for the 2026 Ayn Rand Lecture, delivered by ASI President Dr Madsen Pirie! 📍 Drapers’ Hall, London 🗓️ Monday 26 October Don't miss out on what promises to be a fascinating evening. 🎟️ Secure your place!

💬 Commenting on the Global Energy Security Index, @JasperOstle, Head of Research and Education at the Adam Smith Institute, said: “As we shift towards a multipolar balance of power, governments worldwide have come to consider energy security as a distinct objective. This index hopes to contribute an economic foundation to this principle. “In the UK’s context, the message is clear: our reliance on non-dispatchable electricity in wind and solar energy is putting the UK at greater risk than necessary. The solutions are simple: cease subsidising wind and solar energy, end the moratorium on new fossil fuel extraction licenses, and go full steam ahead towards supply-side energy reform.”

💬 Commenting on the Global Energy Security Index, Dr. @O_McPS, Senior Fellow at the Adam Smith Institute and former lead energy advisor in the White House, said: “Energy security is national security. In an increasingly volatile global arena, this index is a wake-up call for the Government. Norway’s #1 ranking puts Britain to shame. Norway and Britain sit side-by-side across a maritime border in the North Sea, but are 39 rungs apart in terms of energy security. “Rather than continuing to pick winners and losers at the expense of energy security, the Government should enable consumer choice and competition across energy sources.”

💬 Commenting on the Global Energy Security Index, @TiceRichard MP, Deputy Leader at Reform UK, said: “The UK is humiliated on this international energy security index. “How can a G7 nation like the UK have worse energy security than the war-torn Ukraine? How can we be in the bottom 7% for the security of energy dispatch? “The answer is Net Stupid Zero has caused this, with a dangerous over reliance on wind and solar. Reform will scrap Net Zero and reindustrialise Britain with cheap reliable energy.”

💬 Commenting on the release of the Global Energy Security Index, @AndrewBowie_MP, Shadow Energy Secretary, said: “The Adam Smith Institute has, with this index, exposed Britain’s perilous position and this should serve as a wake-up call for all. In a world that is growing in uncertainty and those who wish to do us harm are emboldened, we cannot afford to be left in the dark. “This need not be the case however; Britain has the resources and skills to deliver abundant energy and do so securely under the correct circumstances. Renewable technologies must play a part in that but not alone. We need to deliver new nuclear – at pace and at lower cost – and we need to be allowed to exploit the vast resources that remain in our North Sea. “By doing so we can ensure that Britain's energy is secure and that when we flip a switch, we know that the lights will come on.”

The UK can become more energy-secure by pursuing supply-side and dispatchability reforms: ⚛️ Build much more nuclear 🛢️ Resume North Sea licensing and lift the fracking moratorium 🌬️ Halt new wind and solar expansion Energy abundance is energy security.

Meanwhile, ministers face an imminent decision on the Jackdaw gas field, with Rosebank still under review. The question is bigger than any one project: are we building enough dependable energy supply and removing barriers to producing more at home?