This nuclear power deal with China is one of the maddest ever struck | Polly Toynbee
by Polly Toynbee from on (#R5FE)
The decision to allow China to build nuclear power stations in the UK is sheer folly, especially at a time when Cameron is shutting the door on renewable energy
The grand kowtow continues its humiliating progress today, but beggars can't be choosers. The Queen and all her family - good grief, even the Duke of York - are rolled out as the golden words flow. Britain always risks being a figure of fun as it grasps at the coat-tails of the great powers: enough leaks from our American cousins have revealed how often our "special relationship" dream has been mocked in Washington. What snickers echo in Beijing's labyrinths of power?
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