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Originally Posted by Damien
The latest one is do we stay a member of Euratom as the government says no: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...aty-allies-eu/ This is a treaty that allows joint research, smooth transport of nuclear materials and parts and so on.
This was never mentioned in the referendum. Even the campaign manager of Leave is joining those in the nuclear industry and scientists in thinking this is stupid.
https://twitter.com/odysseanproject/...54037956718593
And this the problem with the 'Brexit means Brexit' line and the 'we know what we voted for' response to any concerns about any approach in how we leave. We're deciding the future of our membership in a pan-European nuclear agreement based on a 52%-48% answer to a question which had little to do with how we manage nuclear research. So at the moment we're pulling out of a working agreement against the advice of almost everyone connected to the industry because Brexit means Brexit. |
In fairness, May's government has ignored every industry representation (except tactically underwriting some guarantees to Nissan) so it just seems to have treated the nuclear industry the same way it would financial services, etc. This is coming back to bite it. The influential Evening Standard has a headline piece today warning that leaving Euratom could threaten the supply of vital imported radioactive isotopes used to treat cancer patients and that some Tory MPs are rebelling over this.
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/re...-a3584076.html
I think you will have a very hard job convincing people that they didn't know what they voted for when they voted leave, Damien although your evidence supports this. The Aaron Banks cue card reply will say the same applies to voting Remain.