tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post3832897246166182..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Tins and LabelsJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-74729139516078833852009-01-26T10:08:00.000+00:002009-01-26T10:08:00.000+00:00Glyn,"are you telling us that Ieuan Wyn Jones is n...Glyn,<BR/><BR/><I>"are you telling us that Ieuan Wyn Jones is not giving his support to a new nuclear power station at Wylfa"</I><BR/><BR/>I'm saying that that isn't actually what he said last week, no more, no less.<BR/><BR/>Your point about energy shortage and security is a good one. I'll admit that if the only choice was between fossil fuels and nuclear energy, then, for all the reservations that I have, it would be hard to argue for a non-nuclear policy. <BR/><BR/>But those aren't the only choices; there is an alternative based around reduced consumption and use of a mix of renewables. <BR/><BR/>Procrastination there has been - aided and abetted, I'm afraid, by opposition to any and every renewable scheme. But even that doesn't make nuclear inevitable. Energy saving measures and a range of small to medium size renewable schemes can still deliver faster than a new generation of nuclear power stations, which, even if there was agreement to build them today, would take years to come on stream.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-7079789726169140182009-01-25T17:15:00.000+00:002009-01-25T17:15:00.000+00:00John - are you telling us that Ieuan Wyn Jones is ...John - are you telling us that Ieuan Wyn Jones is not giving his support to a new nuclear power station at Wylfa. If he is not giving it his full backing, or is ambivilent about it, he really ought to make that clear to the people of Ynys Mon, who currently think that he is.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that the strongest case against nulear power is that the Government does not have a satisfactory policy on dealing with radioactive waste. The idea that in decades hence it should be buried deep in the earth, and retained in storage until a site is identified does not seem good enough to me. But the 'killer fact' which caused me to change my position on this issue is that Government procrastination in developing a credible energy policy has made a nuclear response to concerns about energy shortage and security inevitable. And it is better to plan a nuclear policy rather than panic when the lights go out.Glyn Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344589217554138315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-90470459860102996562009-01-25T16:09:00.000+00:002009-01-25T16:09:00.000+00:00Peter,"...I think I was justified in having a bit ...Peter,<BR/><BR/><I>"...I think I was justified in having a bit of fun at Plaid's expense"</I><BR/><BR/>As I said in my original post:<BR/><BR/><I>"I suppose that I can't blame political opponents for seeing an opportunity for a bit of point-scoring..."</I><BR/><BR/>So I won't argue with you on that one - not this time, anyway.<BR/><BR/>But I will continue to make it crystal clear where Plaid as a party stands on the issue of nuclear power. The label on my tin matches the contents.John Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-53376784123650119202009-01-25T15:31:00.000+00:002009-01-25T15:31:00.000+00:00I agree with you on nuclear power John, unfortunat...I agree with you on nuclear power John, unfortunately with regards to policy Plaid are judged by the criteria by which they judge others. <BR/><BR/>You only have to look at the comments on my blog on neurosurgery and what was said by Plaid politicians to see that your party has sought to stick a policy on the Welsh Liberal Democrats because of the views of one AM even though the party has no policy on this matter. <BR/><BR/>Like you our policy is made by members not by individual leaders or spokespeople. In the circumstances I think I was justified in having a bit of fun at Plaid's expense.Peter Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16370260756872929021noreply@blogger.com