GOVT ENERGY REVIEW ATTACKED AS SHAM

Angus MP Mike Weir has derided the UK Government’s energy review as a complete sham. Mr Weir was reacting to comments made by Jeremy Leggett, a government advisor on renewables, in which he stated that the government had given up on renewables and was intent on going down the path of new nuclear power stations.

Reacting to Mr Leggett’s comments, Mr Weir said:

“This shows that the energy review is a complete sham .

“The speed of the review and the fact that it comes so soon after the last review came out against nuclear shows that it is a fig leaf for a decision in favour of nuclear.

“Scotland has a huge potential for renewables. yet the present government seems determined to undermine it by insisting on nuclear and supporting a transmission regime that works against renewables in northern Scotland.

“Scotland neither needs nor wants nuclear power stations. The SNP energy review will set out a non nuclear future.”