Labour Conference, Diesel Shortage and Far Right Labradors - Off the Fence

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Triggernometry’s “Off the Fence” panel—Constantin Kisin, Francis Foster, Winston Marshall and Tom Slater—debates Labour’s party conference and what they characterise as a turn back towards “tax and spend”, renationalisation and possible electoral reform. The hosts focus on claims that proportional representation would make governments harder to remove, and argue Labour is softening its stance on migration, with repeated warnings about political instability and bond-market constraints.

The discussion then turns to Brexit, with the panel criticising the idea of reopening the issue via a future referendum. Kisin disputes Labour’s argument that EU membership made illegal-migrant returns easier, offering a statistic about the number of successful returns under the Dublin arrangements.

A second major segment examines fuel supply, where Foster says Donald Trump is threatening to restrict diesel exports and argues the UK is exposed due to low reserves and refinery downtime. Panellists tie the risk to broader energy-security choices, including refinery closures and net-zero policy.

Marshall then recounts arrests near RAF Fairford in a suspected terror incident that the panellists say has been linked to Iran, and alleges a contrast between bail outcomes for the suspects and the remand of Tommy Robinson.

Finally, Slater discusses a Green Party ‘inclusive language’ guide and the panel highlights a clip from Labour’s nature minister describing rural nostalgia—“warm ale” and “a black Labrador”—as part of a “far right” vision of Britain.

What are the key points?

• Panel says Labour conference rhetoric points to renationalisation and heavier state intervention, though they disagree on how far it will go.
• Kisin claims only 1,800 of 30,000 UK requests to return illegal entrants to EU states (2015-2020) succeeded under Dublin rules.
• Foster says the UK has 42 days of diesel reserves and warns a 10-week refinery shutdown could worsen supply risks if US exports are restricted.
• Marshall alleges the RAF Fairford arrests are being linked to Iran by UK and US figures, and criticises bail being granted.
• The show plays a clip attributed to Labour’s nature minister linking rural nostalgia imagery to a “far right” vision of Britain.
• Slater says a Green Party language guide discourages words including “mother and father” and “nutter/lunatic”, arguing woke politics has not receded.

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• Winston Marshall

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Programme

Triggernometry

Published

2 October 2026

Duration

1h 15m

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