S8 Ep602: 5. Guest Simon Constable reports on surging energy prices and diesel shortages in France. He addresses global inflation driven by shipping costs and the UK’s struggle to deploy naval support during the Iran war. (6)
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🗓️ 18 March 2026
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5. Guest Simon Constable reports on surging energy prices and diesel shortages in France. He addresses global inflation driven by shipping costs and the UK’s struggle to deploy naval support during the Iran war. (6)
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| 0:13.0 | Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. I'm John Batchler. To the south of France, to my good colleagues, Simon Constable, writing for Barons and Wall Street Journal and other distinguished publications. You begin with climate. It is coming spring within hours in the |
| 0:43.7 | northern hemisphere. Simon, however, happens to live in paradise where I live in New England, |
| 0:49.3 | which is first rate if you're coming from Europe in the 16th century. But here in the 21st century, |
| 0:56.6 | it can be a little chilly this time of year. Simon, a very good day to you. The south of France |
| 1:02.1 | has followed a general weather pattern where you were delused with the rain worthy of Noah, |
| 1:09.2 | and then your skies cleared. How is it today? |
| 1:11.6 | Good day to you, Simon. |
| 1:13.3 | Good day to you, John, and thank you for having me on the show. |
| 1:16.2 | Today, absolutely beautiful. |
| 1:18.6 | The temperature when I woke up, 44 Fahrenheit, went to a high of 68 Fahrenheit. |
| 1:25.5 | It is sunny with a light breeze, absolutely blue skies and delightful. |
| 1:32.3 | And the two dogs, Lyra and Juno, are very happy in this. They love going out and they love |
| 1:39.0 | bouncing along and trying to, trying to trick us into letting them off the leash so that they can go for a mile run, |
| 1:47.3 | which we're not always pleased with. |
| 1:50.0 | But anyway, they're lovely. |
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