S8 Ep993: Simon Constable reports from France on falling global commodity prices for food and energy due to supply meeting demand. He then shifts to the immigration crisis in Britain, where violent incidents in Belfast and Southampton have fueled public outrage. Co
Simon Constable delivers a stark warning from southern France: global commodity prices for food and energy are falling not due to economic collapse, but because supply is finally meeting demand—ending the era of artificial scarcity. From Brent Crude dropping 11% to corn prices plunging 11%, the data suggests a long-overdue correction. Yet this relief is overshadowed by a deeper crisis in Britain, where a stabbing attack by an immigrant from Somalia has ignited nationwide fury. The violent backlash in Belfast and Southampton echoes the Troubles of the past, revealing a society fractured by unchecked immigration and political paralysis. Despite Labour’s overwhelming election victory, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has lost all credibility, with a leadership contest now underway. The root of the unrest? A failure of both major parties to confront the reality of illegal Channel crossings, human trafficking networks, and the cultural integration crisis—where a tiny minority of immigrants reject British norms, triggering a national reckoning on identity, safety, and sovereignty.
Global food and energy prices are falling sharply due to supply meeting demand, not economic collapse.
Corn prices dropped 11% in one month, soybeans fell 7.6%, and Brent Crude is down 11%—a sign of market correction.
Liquefied natural gas imports are expected to lower electricity prices across Europe.
A stabbing attack in Belfast by an immigrant from Somalia sparked violent protests, mirroring the Troubles of the 1970s.
The UK’s immigration crisis is fueled by illegal Channel crossings via inflatable rafts and human trafficking gangs.
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Spring in Southern France: Plums, Weather, and a Warning
John Batchelor opens with a warm greeting to Simon Constable in southern France, who describes the perfect spring weather, ripe Mirabelle plums, and the unexpected bounty of fruit trees on his property. A humorous aside about Mirabelle hooch adds levity before the conversation turns serious.
The Commodity Correction: Prices Fall as Supply Meets Demand
“The answer to high prices is high prices. When you have lots of competition, the prices drop.”
The Coffee Crisis is Over—But the Immigration Crisis is Just Beginning
While coffee prices have normalized, Constable shifts to Britain’s escalating immigration crisis. He highlights the recent stabbing in Belfast by an immigrant from Somalia, which triggered violent backlash and deep national anxiety.
Britain’s Identity Crisis: Violence, Leadership Failure, and the Collapse of Trust
“The man from Africa was stabbing a man in the neck multiple times trying to cut his head off. And that really got everyone in Belfast... really upset.”
“And this is in a newspaper that they're not showing it, but he was, this man from Africa was stabbing a man in the neck multiple times trying to cut his head off. And that really got everyone in Belfast, or not everyone, but a lot of people in Belfast were really upset.”
“The answer to high prices is high prices. When you have lots of competition, the prices drop.”
“We're not talking about people flying in to London and getting through airport border patrol. We're talking about crossing gangs, selling spots on inflatables.”
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Keir Starmer
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