Lord Glasman delivers the 2025 GWPF Annual Lecture
London, 3 December — The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has released its 2025 Annual Lecture, delivered this year by Lord Glasman, founder of the Blue Labour movement. Speaking to an audience in London, Glasman set out a wide-ranging argument for treating energy as a fundamental common good that is required for national security, industrial strategy and AI.
Glasman criticised what he described as an “Era of Progressive Globalisation” and the commodification of both nature and labour. He argued for a new era of restoration—a politics grounded in national resilience, subsidiarity, and solidarity.
The lecture highlights the centrality of affordable, dependable heat and power: “It is not only keeping the lights on, it is the defence of our borders, our sovereignty, our prosperity, our industry that is at stake.” He urged policymakers to prioritise secure domestic energy sources, including nuclear power and transitional fossil fuels, while giving control of Britain’s power grid to the Ministry of Defence.
The full lecture, Why It Is Good To Be Warm: Energy as a Common Good, is now available online to read or to watch.
Why It Is Good To Be Warm: Energy as a Common Good (pdf)
