tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886189736013458052.post5452878137527607441..comments2023-06-29T12:54:27.214+01:00Comments on The Home of The Green Arrow: Today We Hand Our Energy Independence To FranceThe Green Arrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08068638909478130288noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886189736013458052.post-35126028106597551562008-09-24T16:43:00.000+01:002008-09-24T16:43:00.000+01:00This is a rather cosy relationship, because EDF (w...This is a rather cosy relationship, because EDF (who have just purchased our power infrastructure) is something of a family firm as far as the McBroons are concerned:<BR/><BR/>"Among those celebrating will be industry leaders, including the [2006 article] chancellor of the exchequer's brother. Andrew Brown is head of media relations at EDF Energy, which operates 58 atomic reactors in France and has been pressing the British government to renew its fleet of power stations here.<BR/>http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/jul/11/greenpolitics.nuclearindustry1<BR/><BR/>.and...<BR/><BR/>It's been making me wonder over the past few days why there has been absolutely no comment from anyone in the Conservative Party about the fact that Gordon brown's brother is Head of Corporate Communications at EDF Energy. According to an internal memo sent around EDF his primary role is to "lead the communications agenda in the nuclear project" as well.<BR/><BR/>The potential for raising the possibility of sleaze, however tenuous it might be is there. This is especially the case when you add in the nuclear and energy lobbying link of Labour donors like Sovereign Strategy and Weber Shadwick. On top of which you have a former Labour Chairman (Iain McCartney) being a paid advisor to a nuclear specialist.<BR/><BR/>Then this morning I think I discovered why there is so much silence about the pontentially smelly EDF links to Downing Street. Between 2003 and 2005 EDF Energy, 70% owned by the French state, donated a total of £43,000 to the Conservatives and Labour. £31,000 and £12,000 respectively. Hardly going to big up connections if the quick answer is "you're connected too aren't you!"<BR/><BR/>http://dizzythinks.net/2008/01/silence-on-andrew-brown-explained.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com