Can the UK become the Saudi Arabia of the tides?

A new report has suggested the UK should embrace the power of the sea and invest in a novel form of electricity generation - the tidal lagoon. Pilita Clark discusses the merits of the idea with the FT's Nathalie Thomas, Jonathan Ford and Jonathan Guthrie.

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