The fishing row which saw France threaten to cut off Jersey's power has exposed the 'very dangerous' threat of being too reliant on a foreign supplier for electricity, an expert said yesterday. Britain risks becoming an 'import junkie' by depending too heavily on the Continent for its electricity needs, it was claimed. Tony Lodge, a research fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies think-tank, said the UK is setting itself up for 'almighty trouble' by the end of the decade. He warned that Britain is offshoring its energy security and emissions to Europe, leaving it vulnerable if the Continent's surplus of power is reduced.