Sex Bomb
Did you see the news last night? The British Government want to build more nuclear power stations, in order to redress power price costs, guarantee supply, prevent power shortages etc, etc. How very worthy of them…
Let’s consider this for a moment.
Is it yet another short-term fix?
Is this proposed power proposal going to resolve the long-term problem?
How much will it cost Joe Public?
What is the cost of removing the residual spent waste? And where does it go?
Considering the public interest in this small crowded island of ours is it the safest form of energy supply? Chernobyl and 3 Mile Island anyone?
Finally is it going to benefit the public? Especially their health.
Now, having watched the news, and listened to the for and against arguments, I’m still not convinced that this is the right approach, especially when we take into account the arguments of those who claim that alternatives should be considered. After all are we not the windiest place in Europe? According to The Guardian, Britain has 40% of Europe’s wind resource but is only seventh in the world in installed capacity. And as for wave power, a UK company called Wavegen claims that recoverable wave energy resource exceeds total UK electricity demand. So who makes the decisions? Surely not a quango of individuals, hands held under the table, with a vested interest in preserving their own posts and lining their own pockets? Challenging eh?
Look at where we are – this Septic Isle (well it will be with all that contamination) surrounded by water and blown by the wind. The possibilities are endless and I’m of the opinion that we shouldn’t put all our eggs in one basket. If we consider alternatives for energy, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out that the wind always blows, the sun always shines, water always runs in one direction toward the sea and the sea is a huge power resource yet to be tapped. So instead of spending, or even squandering money to benefit individual concern, or corporation, or quango interest, why not invest in renewable resources, that are green and eco-friendly? Generally people do seem to be receptive to change…
Where am I going with this? Considering the alternative route it leads me to think about the current problem of escalating rates of STIs (public health information programmes not hitting their targets? A failure of leadership? Not doing enough? Not hitting targets as if they hit the target it means there won’t be enough money for the next year’s budget – the public interest? Surely not…) and a struggling teenage pregnancy strategy (oh alright, it’s working – in quantum fashion – for those of you who don’t know, quantum actually doesn’t mean great leaps – it means tiny ones, but the information has become misconstrued somewhere along the line…more misinformation and spin…) The question is who is leading on this, and providing the guidance? – and after so many years is it not time to consider a change of direction – or alternatives that can be added to the current approach?
Which leads me to my final point. If we look at how much money is proportioned within the U.K to those who say they will provide a fix and yet haven’t delivered after so many years (a teenage pregnancy strategy that began in 1999 for example), it begs the question that amongst the good work that’s been done by committed people how much money has been wasted, mispent and misappropriated? Jobs for the boys eh? Possibly people who work in the field know – but who’s letting on. Anyone have a large whistle? Oo’er.
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