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Time for a policy change on nuclear power
KATE HUDSON, general secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, says nuclear is not the answer to our energy needs

IN ITS Powering Ahead economic report in 2016, the TUC stated that: “The TUC, like the government, believes the UK’s nuclear industry has a pivotal role to play in a future balanced energy policy.”

Since that report was published, support for nuclear power has been falling away as renewables provide increasingly cheap energy, while cost overruns, radioactive waste problems and faulty construction dog new build.

Companies are falling over themselves to offload their interests in nuclear power and the government itself has shown signs of backing off. Meanwhile, the Labour Party and TUC are committed to nuclear power, against all the evidence. Both need to review the evidence and reconsider their positions.

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