Dominic Lawson: Nuclear has always been the best option

Blair's recent volte-face has nothing to do with climate change, whatever might be claimed
Published: 22 May 2007

Tony Blair once boasted that he has "no reverse gear". That's because he achieves the same direction of travel by performing spectacular U-turns. Tomorrow he will accomplish perhaps the most skilful of them all, with the publication of an Energy White Paper which endorses the building of a new generation of nuclear power stations. continue...