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Reform Club Political Committee Speech |
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Written by Sir Bernard Ingham
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
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Thank you for inviting me to address your society and giving me the opportunity to talk about a very topical subject: the politics of nuclear power.
I shall sum up the politics of nuclear energy at the start. Until last week policy was made by impractical crackpot zealots dominating politicians with no backbone or even less knowledge of the subject. We have drifted for years.
Last week the Government, in some desperation, broke out of the Green straitjacket by opening the way to a new nuclear future. This has been a long time coming – and possibly too late for the good of the economy.
Moreover, the Conservative leadership, under pressure from wiser, older heads, shifted its ground just in time to range itself behind a now technically nuclear Government. Previously, the Tories had described nuclear as “a last resort”.
This brings a measure of political consensus behind the Government’s decision, though I doubt whether there is real enthusiasm in the Tory leadership, as distinct from its Parliamentary party...
Speech by Sir Bernard Ingham, Secretary, Supporters of Nuclear Energy
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 January 2008 )
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