Leaders Debate

[MattFr]

Was just checking out some of the Lib Dem manifesto. One of their policies is to ban new nuclear power plants. This is incredibly naive as nuclear is the only solution for the future, and recent developments mean it is very safe and emits practically no emissions. Would a die-hard Lib Dem supporter like to explain how Britain keeps power when the world runs out of fossil fuels because there is no way wind and solar will be able to fulfil the capacity of a country?

[Jordy]

Was just checking out some of the Lib Dem manifesto. One of their policies is to ban new nuclear power plants. This is incredibly naive as nuclear is the only solution for the future, and recent developments mean it is very safe and emits practically no emissions. Would a die-hard Lib Dem supporter like to explain how Britain keeps power when the world runs out of fossil fuels because there is no way wind and solar will be able to fulfil the capacity of a country?

They would rather spend money on windfarms which use an enormous amount of energy to manufacture in the first place. They also don't generate enough revenue to pay for themselves in their 25 year lifespan. Nuclear really is our only option.

This is coming from Alan Johnson, Home Secretary (Labour); “They are soft on crime, inept on asylum and bloody dangerous on national security.” - If Labour are saying things like that it really does show how bad the Lib Dems are

[Hitman]

They would rather spend money on windfarms which use an enormous amount of energy to manufacture in the first place. They also don't generate enough revenue to pay for themselves in their 25 year lifespan. Nuclear really is our only option.

This is coming from Alan Johnson, Home Secretary (Labour); “They are soft on crime, inept on asylum and bloody dangerous on national security.” - If Labour are saying things like that it really does show how bad the Lib Dems are

Indeed. I thought the Lib Dems were good and Nick Clegg came across and a nice guy, but if they want to stop funding the Trident nuclear system and stop nuclear power plants then we're stuffed... we may never use the nuclear bomb/missile but it's a bloody good deterrent.

I now hope the Conservatives win.

[Wig44.]

Some misinformation on this page. Geothermal energy could power the entire would many times over. Right now geothermal energy could be used to produce one zJ of energy (double the amount of energy every country on earth uses). Trident is, in my opinion, a necessity.

Clegg won't win because of his policies to: Freeze public sector pay rises and in a double-whammy situation cut pensions. I personally also hate the fact that the Lib Dems wanted to join the euro zone and would be willing to completely pas the reigns of the UK over to the EU.