rown says world needs 1,000 extra nuclear power stations Gordon Brown has signalled he wants Britain to play a major role in the race to build an extra 1,000 nuclear power stations across the world as part of his vision for ending the global "addiction to oil". The Prime Minister, who will be flying to Saudia Arabia for an emergency oil summit next week, said in spite of the risks of terrorism, Africa could build nuclear power plants to meet growing demands for energy. He promised that by the end of the month the Government would publish its plans for a 700 per cent increase in energy from renewable sources such as wind farms, wave power, biomass, and solar energy. But he made it clear that nuclear must play an increasing role in Britain's energy. Not since Margaret Thatcher returned from a visit to see the French nuclear plants has a prime minister shown such enthusiasm for nuclear power.
Gordon Brown has signalled he wants Britain to play a major role in the race to build an extra 1,000 nuclear power stations across the world as part of his vision for ending the global "addiction to oil". The Prime Minister, who will be flying to Saudia Arabia for an emergency oil summit next week, said in spite of the risks of terrorism, Africa could build nuclear power plants to meet growing demands for energy.
He promised that by the end of the month the Government would publish its plans for a 700 per cent increase in energy from renewable sources such as wind farms, wave power, biomass, and solar energy.
But he made it clear that nuclear must play an increasing role in Britain's energy. Not since Margaret Thatcher returned from a visit to see the French nuclear plants has a prime minister shown such enthusiasm for nuclear power.
Frankly, Brown's opinions have as much relevance as Bush's. Although still obviously in charge of his faculties, the worldview he and the Labour Party espouse increasingly reveals itself to be so far from the needs and requirements of the British people that I fail to understand how he can continue in office.
The only difficulty is that the Tories are even further away. There is, from my perspective, a genuine air of unreality about British politics right now. keep to the Fen Causeway
There is, from my perspective, a genuine air of unreality about British politics right now.
Rejoice if it is only right now! As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
