Labour needs a new policy on Hinkley C and nuclear power

The Ecologist
Mar 18, 2016, 1:57 pm41 pts
Given the long list of technical and financial problems afflicting the Hinkley C power plant, writes David Thorpe, the Labour Party's continuing support for the over-priced, highly subsidised project is increasingly paradoxical. Labour must take a fresh look at HPC and the renewable alternatives that can do…

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