Neglecting Internal Operational Gaps Costs 4x More in Electricity
A decade-long focus on political 'magic switches' like Brexit diverted attention from critical internal operational gaps, such as fixing slow planning systems, a dysfunctional tax system, and industrial electricity prices that are 4x higher than in the US. For operations leaders, sustainable P&L impact comes from systematically closing these 'unglamorous domestic reforms' to drive real cost reduction and efficiency, rather than relying on external, top-down solutions.
“We see this constantly: chasing broad, external 'fixes' diverts resources from the specific, internal process optimizations that directly impact the P&L, such as reducing industrial electricity costs by 75% to match US benchmarks.”
A decade-long focus on political 'magic switches' like Brexit diverted attention from critical internal operational gaps, such as fixing slow planning systems, a dysfunctional tax system, and industrial electricity prices that are 4x higher than in the US. For operations leaders, sustainable P&L impact comes from systematically closing these 'unglamorous domestic reforms' to drive real cost reduction and efficiency, rather than relying on external, top-down solutions.
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"Brexit was sold as a single magic switch that would fix the country... Both are far easier to campaign on than fixing a grid, reforming a planning system, or building things in the physical world."
— Brexit, 10 Years On: What It Actually Cost Britain
Key Takeaways
- 01Political 'magic switches' distract from P&L-critical internal reforms.
- 02Neglecting operational gaps, like slow planning systems, leads to sustained higher costs.
- 03Industrial electricity prices are 4x higher than the US due to unaddressed domestic issues.
- 04Sustainable P&L impact requires systematically closing internal operational gaps.
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