I thought I'd start this thread as in another thread I went somewhat off topic.
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Originally Posted by homealone
Unfortunately, successive governments seem too concerned with short term populist strategies, to consider the long term effect that the resultant loss of skills will mean.
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The electorate are exactly the same though, they want results now and if they don;t see them then they slate the government. Seems to be a bit of a mind set really. Why people feel that policies have to be popular to work is beyond me.
I watched a program on Channel 4 the other night where the conclusion was that to halt global warning (or at lease our carbon emission's) we would need to switch to nuclear power. Many scientists are now coming back to this idea but can you imagine a government announcing this to the public? Even if it was the best thing for the world? No because they fear getting voted out. Look how many people protested over the war in Iraq and fox hunting!  Something like a wholesale switch to nuclear power (or the reversal of off shoreing) just isn't going to happen as its not popular enough. 
Oh and don't tell me the other party's would be any different because I we all know they wouldn't. 
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As stated in the above quote many scientists are now coming around to the idea that nuclear power is the only way forward to reduce carbon emmisions, I wondered what the CF concensus would be.
Place your vote now.
