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Moderation
Three recent broadcasts – a travelogue and two news stories – have reminded me of a concept rooted in Greek philosophy and and for a time prominent in English thought. The concept is moderation in all things. The travelogue, shown on the BBC a few weeks ago, followed Simon Reeve across the Kalahari Desert in…
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A golden age of nuclear
On the day before yesterday, 15 September 2025, the British government announced a new ‘golden age of nuclear’, featuring the biggest build-out of nuclear power in generations and a ‘landmark’ US-UK partnership. To those who have been in the industry a while, it feels like Groundhog Day. Fifty years ago, the then Secretary of State…