With the exception of nuclear energy, where the policy was to keep it alive regardless, remember the British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) and British Energy (BE). *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
And well, since BE was bailed out they have turned a profit, and as gas prices climb upwards...
I wonder if there is any plan to repay the taxpayers fot the bail-out with the new profits of BE? There should be. Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.