Log In. Photo OXFORD, England — Last month, the British government signed off on what might be the most controversial and least promising plan for a nuclear power station in a generation. Why did it do this? Because the project isn’t just about energy: It’s also a stealth initiative to bolster ’s nuclear deterrent. For years, the British government has been promoting a plan to build two so-called European Pressurized Reactors (EPR) at Hinkley Point C, in southwest England. It estimates that the facility will produce about 7 percent of the nation’s total electricity from 2025, the year it is expected to be completed. But the project is staggeringly expensive: It will cost more than $22 billion to build and bring online. No working version of the reactor exists. The first casting of certain components for the Hinkley Point C reactors left serious metallurgical flaws in the pressure vessel that holds the reactor core. Continue reading the main story.
Theresa May lied and lied again to become PM | Nick Cohen | Opinion. Theresa May appeals to a stereotype that has a deep grip on the English psyche. Sober and commonsensical, she behaves with the moral seriousness we expect from a vicar’s daughter. She may be a little clunky, but what a relief it is to have a straightforward leader from the heart of the country after the flash, poll-driven phonies of the past. I am not saying her public image is all a pretence. No focus group told her to campaign against the modern slave trade when she was home secretary. There were few Tory votes in stopping the police targeting young black men, either. Last week, Downing Street spin doctors were trying and failing to downplay the importance of a secret speech she gave to Goldman Sachs on 26 May, which was leaked to Nick Hopkins and Rowena Mason of the Guardian.
As an orator, May was hopeless. Failing to state your honest opinion on the most important decision Britain has taken in decades may seem cowardly enough. Example: May opposed a new runway for Heathrow. Home. Liverpool. <div id="blq-no-js-banner"><p>For a better experience on your device, try our <a href=" site</a>. </p></div> Accessibility links BBC navigation Liverpool In association with RSS feed Advertisement 13 April 2014Last updated at 17:02 GMT Liverpool 3-2 Manchester City Liverpool take a huge step towards winning the Premier League title by beating Manchester City in an Anfield thriller.
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