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- Blair thinktank criticises ‘unfounded’ nuclear fears after Chornobyl Mon, 2 Dec 24, 4:00pmTony Blair Institute says global carbon emissions would be 6% lower if not for ‘inaccurate narrative’ over 1986 disaster
- Tony Blair Institute: New 1.2GW Offshore Wind Farm Every 10 Weeks to Hit Net Zero Sun, 5 Dec 21, 5:00amThe Tony Blair Institute has calculated that a wind farm equal to the largest offshore wind farm ever built must be completed every 10 weeks, to hit Net Zero by 2050.
- Blair attacks nuclear power privatisation - archive, 10 January 1985 Fri, 10 Jan 20, 4:30pm10 January 1989: As well as cost, Labour’s energy spokesman warns about the risk of nuclear accidents
- Tony Blair will advise on controversial gas pipeline from Azerbaijan to Italy Sat, 2 Aug 14, 8:09pmThe project was initiated by the autocratic Azeri president, Ilham AliyevOn one side are Tony Blair, a powerful consortium of energy interests, including BP, and the autocratic ruler of a former Soviet bloc country...
- Today I arrested myself for supporting nuclear power. Now, where's my £100? | George Monbiot Mon, 28 Apr 14, 8:00pmA website called Arrest Monbiot has been set up due to my 'nuclear crimes against humanity' so I'm turning myself inYou might not see me for a while. I've just been arrested, on the most serious of possible charges. They...
- Lady Thatcher was a statesman. Blair and Cameron are mere politicians Tue, 9 Apr 13, 12:03amCometh the hour cometh the man. (Or woman). Except it's not always true, is it? In 1940 we had Winston Churchill. In 1979 we had Margaret Thatcher. But I'm not sure even the most generous apologists for our current Prime...
- Why should broke Britain bankroll immigrant spongers? Sat, 21 Jan 12, 12:10amA couple of days ago I posted on the heartwarming story of Firuta Vasile, 27 – the Roma woman with four children who came to Britain five years ago, claims not to have been able to find work except as a Big Issue seller,...
- An open letter from my old mate David Cameron to the people of Britain Wed, 24 Aug 11, 7:59pmIn the latest Spectator I have written an open letter to my old university mate David Cameron. Here is a companion piece: the letter I’d like to see him write to the nation, having at last recognised the gravity of...
- O'Bama? Oh puh-lease! Mon, 23 May 11, 7:52pmAh Bejaysus and Begorrah! Oi’ll be swearin’ boi the auld shrine to the Vorgin with the shamrocks growin’ round it next to the hill where Cuchullain slew the Great Leprechaun of Kildare on St Patrick’s...
- Don't blame the system for winter travel chaos. Stay put | Simon Jenkins Wed, 23 Dec 09, 7:00amHypermobility is now the opium of the people, an obsession that wrecks communities and planet. There are no free tripsNature loves irony. As Copenhagen's Glastonbury of gloom ended last week and the global warming groupies...
- Tony Blair: 'We can't ask people not to own cars' Thu, 20 Aug 09, 10:22pmDespite a projected tripling of traffic in China over the next decade, the focus should be on low-carbon technology rather than sacrifice, says a report by Tony Blair's Climate Group