The electrical industry appear to be pushing for nuclear power. The trouble with that is no one has come up with a safe disposal practice. In Plymouth harbour the Royal navy has some decommissioned nuclear powered subs, the nuclear waste is on board effectively in the middle of a city.
The politicians say that it will be safe buried deep underground,(but it has to be stored for a time period that is greater than the existance of any society has existed for).
Both Eire and the Scandinavian countries are trying to stop nuclear waste from Windscale (oops sorry ) being dumped in the Irish Sea where it contaminates fish life
I am not being a Luddite here but if it is that safe lets bury it under the houses of parliament .

never flown in a varieze, but it is a canard and supposedly impossible to stall

So what has changed folks unfortunately the British Government have always tried to do anything on the cheap as far back as the First World War. The army were not sent enough shells and many of them did not go BANG when fired.
This situation led to the introduction of our licenceing hours legislation.
In the 1930s the RAF were still ordering bi-planes because the air ministry was stuck in a rut.
The Mosquito was designed and built by De Havilland as a private venture.
There was a recent article in Fly Past about the Blackburn Skua and the Roc
The Skua was said to be too late,too slow and too heavy because the RN insisted on having two crewmen. Navigation aids consisted of a watch and compass.
My father joined the RAF as a volounteer in May 1940 and said they were issued pick-axe handles for airfield defence, the most modern piece of equipment was a WW1 Lewis gun.