Tony Blair says that the UK will need nuclear power.

Tony Blair says "controversial and difficult" decisions will have to be taken over the need for nuclear power to tackle the UK energy crisis.
The prime minister told the Liaison Committee, made up of the 31 MPs who chair Commons committees, any decision will be taken in the national interest.

He is said to believe nuclear power can improve the security of the UK's energy supply and also help on climate change.

A government review of energy options is expected to be announced next week...

Mr Blair replied: "With some of the issues to do with climate change, and you can see it with the debate about nuclear power, there are going to be difficult and controversial decisions government has got to take.

About energy security and supply that will mean issues that are bound to be extremely controversial


"And in the end it has got to do what it believes to be right in the long-term interests of the country."

He conceded that there were strongly held positions on issues such as nuclear power.

"About energy security and supply that will mean issues that are bound to be extremely controversial," he said.

But he insisted that the reason why people were coming round to the nuclear option was "because the facts have changed".

So Blair is 'open-minded' concerning nuclear power. What exactly does that mean? If he still can't make up his mind after dozens of studies doesn't that just make him indecisive? Dear God, he took the country to war on less evidence than is available in support of nuclear power. Maybe he should ask Bush for his opinion.