Jim Ratcliffe

Founder and Chairman, INEOS

Jim Ratcliffe
65
HEAVY COPE
Deflector Scapegoat: Energy costs / hostile business environment

Latest Incident

Latest: thisismoney.co.uk — scored 58 (deflection) on 2026-05-16

Score History

Cope Entries (13)

58
thisismoney.co.uk deflection
"Ratcliffe criticises UK energy policy as 'utter madness' driven by 'idealogues', calls the windfall tax irrational, and says he prefers investing in Trump's America over Britain."
40
OilPrice.com deflection
"Jim Ratcliffe claims Europe and UK's energy policy is 'all over the place' and damaging economic growth and industrial competitiveness by neglecting energy and industrial sectors."
45
OilPrice.com deflection
"Jim Ratcliffe claims growth in an economy is highly correlated to competitive energy prices, calling it a huge issue for national security."
45
GB News deflection
"Jim Ratcliffe criticises UK energy policy as incoherent and moves investment to the US, citing need for proper energy security and fiscal regime"
52
Brave denial
"Sir Jim Ratcliffe warns the UK and Europe that their approach to energy policy is misguided, while announcing expanded investment in US fossil fuel extraction."
45
Brave deflection
"Ineos boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe is prioritizing US investment over European/UK investment and criticizing UK energy policy."
25
City AM sectoral_narrowing
"Ratcliffe claims economic growth is highly correlated with competitive energy prices and that current UK/EU energy policy is damaging national security and growth prospects."
72
BM Magazine deflection
"Supports the removal of carbon taxes and promotes the exploitation of UK shale gas as a means to mitigate the costs of net zero policies on industry."
35
centredevils framing_deflection
"Ratcliffe is displaying passion by making a substantial €4.5bn investment to help things become better."
25
centredevils partial cope
"Ratcliffe is displaying passion by making a substantial €4.5bn investment to help things become better."
92
BBC News scapegoating
"Claimed that the United Kingdom had been "colonised by immigrants.""
10
Hydrocarbon Processing lucid
"Questioning whether Project ONE will be the final petrochemical investment in Europe."
72
INEOS deflection
"The UK's energy policies, specifically the halt on new North Sea licenses and the Energy Profits Levy, constitute 'wilfully self-harming' and 'ideological political vandalism' rather than a coherent transition strategy."
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