@stopsizewellc.bsky.social
We applaud the brilliant Paul Brown and thank him for everything he has written.
"Over the years I have regularly been fed wildly optimistic figures of #nuclear construction costs and times and of the resultant electricity supply... 1/4
#StopSizewellC
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"Over the years I have regularly been fed wildly optimistic figures of #nuclear construction costs and times and of the resultant electricity supply... 1/4
#StopSizewellC
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‘I have watched politicians failing yet and yet again’: lessons from a life as an environment writer
Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it well
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We applaud the brilliant Paul Brown and thank him for everything he has written.
"Over the years I have regularly been fed wildly optimistic figures of #nuclear construction costs and times and of the resultant electricity supply... 1/4
#StopSizewellC
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"Over the years I have regularly been fed wildly optimistic figures of #nuclear construction costs and times and of the resultant electricity supply... 1/4
#StopSizewellC
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"East Suffolk councillor Julia Ewart, who represents Kelsale and Yoxford, questioned why the three way lights should be necessary at Friday Street and described travelling through the site as like "running the gauntlet". #SizewellC #StopSizewellC
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Temporary lights should not be needed at A12 Suffolk site says councillor
Suffolk councillor Julia Ewart said traffic lights should not be "expected" at Friday Street on the A12 to deal with accidents.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"East Suffolk councillor Julia Ewart, who represents Kelsale and Yoxford, questioned why the three way lights should be necessary at Friday Street and described travelling through the site as like "running the gauntlet". #SizewellC #StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC said #nuclear power had proven to be among the most expensive ways of generating electricity. “The Government has a misguided belief that nuclear will be a cheap, ‘green’ solution to our energy needs, but the evidence shows the opposite 1/2
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November 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
#StopSizewellC said #nuclear power had proven to be among the most expensive ways of generating electricity. “The Government has a misguided belief that nuclear will be a cheap, ‘green’ solution to our energy needs, but the evidence shows the opposite 1/2
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"#SizewellC is causing huge disruption – but projects that would improve life for local people, eg 4 villages bypass (A12) and improved rail links, have been dismissed as too expensive even though their cost would be a tiny fraction of the whole project"
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The East of England has been ignored by government - and we need to fix that
There is always the temptation to come up with an immediate reaction after the Chancellor outlines the Budget – but in my experience, it is always…
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November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"#SizewellC is causing huge disruption – but projects that would improve life for local people, eg 4 villages bypass (A12) and improved rail links, have been dismissed as too expensive even though their cost would be a tiny fraction of the whole project"
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.@dorfman_p writes: "Blaming regulators for vast cost over-runs and huge delays has always been a fallback position for the #nuclear industry. This is not the fault of safety and planning regulation, rather it’s the nature of the technology"
#StopSizewellC
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Times letters: Ending the culture of free gifts for MPs
Sir, Daniel Greenberg, the standards commissioner, is right to suggest that MPs should stop taking gifts and free tickets
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
.@dorfman_p writes: "Blaming regulators for vast cost over-runs and huge delays has always been a fallback position for the #nuclear industry. This is not the fault of safety and planning regulation, rather it’s the nature of the technology"
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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Too right - have heard from many people who say visibility is poor and they are avoiding Friday Street. #SizewellC say they're lowering barrier heights... let's see. Good work @JulesEwart
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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Warning to avoid A12 Friday Street roadworks after crashes
A councillor has highlighted traffic issues at the junction to the Health and Safety Executive.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Too right - have heard from many people who say visibility is poor and they are avoiding Friday Street. #SizewellC say they're lowering barrier heights... let's see. Good work @JulesEwart
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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“Alison Downes, of the @stopsizewellc.bsky.social campaign, warned that the #nuclear taskforce’s proposals were concerning alongside new siting policies “which could see reactors being located in entirely new communities to those historically used”.
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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November 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
“Alison Downes, of the @stopsizewellc.bsky.social campaign, warned that the #nuclear taskforce’s proposals were concerning alongside new siting policies “which could see reactors being located in entirely new communities to those historically used”.
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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This is rich, has @clairecoutinho.bsky.social forgotten it was her government that proposed the #nucleartax?
She writes "it’s the soaring costs of government policy, including funding the #SizewellC #nuclear plant, that’s pushing up your bills"
#StopSizewellC
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She writes "it’s the soaring costs of government policy, including funding the #SizewellC #nuclear plant, that’s pushing up your bills"
#StopSizewellC
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CLAIRE COUTINHO: Starmer needs to rein Miliband in but he's too weak
Remember when Ed Miliband promised to cut your energy bills by £300, asks CLAIRE COUTINHO. Well, since Labour came to power, bills have gone up by almost £200 - and they're going to rise again.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This is rich, has @clairecoutinho.bsky.social forgotten it was her government that proposed the #nucleartax?
She writes "it’s the soaring costs of government policy, including funding the #SizewellC #nuclear plant, that’s pushing up your bills"
#StopSizewellC
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She writes "it’s the soaring costs of government policy, including funding the #SizewellC #nuclear plant, that’s pushing up your bills"
#StopSizewellC
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"@Ed_MilibandMP snuck in the #SizewellC levy - branded #nucleartax by @theSNP - just before summer recess. It's intended to cover the ballooning costs of the project which have spiralled to £38bn despite previously being estimated at £20bn."
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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Labour's nuclear tax to blame for rising energy bills, says leading firm
THE UK Government’s nuclear levy is to blame for rising energy bills, according to a leading utilities company.
www.thenational.scot
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"@Ed_MilibandMP snuck in the #SizewellC levy - branded #nucleartax by @theSNP - just before summer recess. It's intended to cover the ballooning costs of the project which have spiralled to £38bn despite previously being estimated at £20bn."
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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Unexpected #energypricecap increase! What a shock! @ofgem says "The price cap change is driven by @energygovuk & @10DowningStreet policy costs & operating costs. This includes funding government’s #SizewellC #nuclear project (c £1 per month)
#StopSizewellC
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Energy price cap: Households face surprise rise in prices in new year
Regulator Ofgem says a change in the price cap in January means a 0.2% increase in gas and electricity prices.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Unexpected #energypricecap increase! What a shock! @ofgem says "The price cap change is driven by @energygovuk & @10DowningStreet policy costs & operating costs. This includes funding government’s #SizewellC #nuclear project (c £1 per month)
#StopSizewellC
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Highly Recommended! "A National Landscape" opens today, Atelier Gallery 44 High Street, Leiston IP16 4EW. Thurs to Sun 11-4, 20 - 30 November. Daniel's exhibition looks at the construction of #SizewellC within the National Landscape.
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#StopSizewellC
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Highly Recommended! "A National Landscape" opens today, Atelier Gallery 44 High Street, Leiston IP16 4EW. Thurs to Sun 11-4, 20 - 30 November. Daniel's exhibition looks at the construction of #SizewellC within the National Landscape.
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#StopSizewellC
"UK businesses will have higher energy bills as a new #nuclear/#SizewellC levy is set to appear on electricity bills from 1 December. Google searches for “nuclear levy” are up 126% in the past week, highlighting growing concern among SMEs."
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November 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
"UK businesses will have higher energy bills as a new #nuclear/#SizewellC levy is set to appear on electricity bills from 1 December. Google searches for “nuclear levy” are up 126% in the past week, highlighting growing concern among SMEs."
#StopSizewellC
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Here's a video of 5 Nov Cumulative Impact rally at #SnapeMaltings (start of #Sealink DCO) with @seas-offshore4sure.bsky.social @sayno2sizewellc.bsky.social #SAND & #WALL. Thanks to John Kearns Excelprtv, Harry Bamford Suffolk Drone Photography & John Fielding, aerials of #SizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
November 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Here's a video of 5 Nov Cumulative Impact rally at #SnapeMaltings (start of #Sealink DCO) with @seas-offshore4sure.bsky.social @sayno2sizewellc.bsky.social #SAND & #WALL. Thanks to John Kearns Excelprtv, Harry Bamford Suffolk Drone Photography & John Fielding, aerials of #SizewellC
#StopSizewellC
#StopSizewellC
Is it no.1 reason?
"as one #nuclear expert told me in exasperation last week: “It’s a terrible decision to choose a technology they have not finished designing yet. That rushes the design and that is the number one reason for cost overruns”
#StopSizewellC
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"as one #nuclear expert told me in exasperation last week: “It’s a terrible decision to choose a technology they have not finished designing yet. That rushes the design and that is the number one reason for cost overruns”
#StopSizewellC
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November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Is it no.1 reason?
"as one #nuclear expert told me in exasperation last week: “It’s a terrible decision to choose a technology they have not finished designing yet. That rushes the design and that is the number one reason for cost overruns”
#StopSizewellC
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"as one #nuclear expert told me in exasperation last week: “It’s a terrible decision to choose a technology they have not finished designing yet. That rushes the design and that is the number one reason for cost overruns”
#StopSizewellC
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We don't like the new #nuclear National Policy Statement (EN-7) but with the ban on nuclear reactors being sited near residential areas staying in place the Nuclear Industry Association don't love it either...
#StopSizewellC
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New nuclear siting policy criticised by industry as ‘missed opportunity’ | New Civil Engineer
The draft version of the national policy statement (NPS) was published in February 2025, and showed that the government was trying to open up more of
www.newcivilengineer.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We don't like the new #nuclear National Policy Statement (EN-7) but with the ban on nuclear reactors being sited near residential areas staying in place the Nuclear Industry Association don't love it either...
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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You need to set aside a good 15 minutes to read through all these #SizewellC road closures and traffic management schemes. North South West East - everywhere affected. The best advice? Stay home if you can blot out the pile-driving noise....
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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November 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
You need to set aside a good 15 minutes to read through all these #SizewellC road closures and traffic management schemes. North South West East - everywhere affected. The best advice? Stay home if you can blot out the pile-driving noise....
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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The US said "“We are extremely disappointed by this decision, not least because there are cheaper, faster and already-approved options to provide clean, safe energy at this same location.” Hah!
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors
As Keir Starmer announces SMRs to be built in Wales, US ambassador says Britain should choose ‘a different path’
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November 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The US said "“We are extremely disappointed by this decision, not least because there are cheaper, faster and already-approved options to provide clean, safe energy at this same location.” Hah!
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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Essex&Suffolk Water has opened a 6‑week consultation on a multi‑£million infrastructure scheme intended to bolster water supplies across #Suffolk a county the Environment Agency designated “seriously water stressed” (ie none for #SizewellC)
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Consultation launched on major Suffolk water infrastructure plan | New Civil Engineer
The Suffolk Water Recycling, Transfer and Storage Project is presented by the company as a long‑term programme to increase resilience against hotter,
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November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Essex&Suffolk Water has opened a 6‑week consultation on a multi‑£million infrastructure scheme intended to bolster water supplies across #Suffolk a county the Environment Agency designated “seriously water stressed” (ie none for #SizewellC)
#StopSizewellC
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"It is thought @energygovuk will give the go-ahead for a small modular reactor [at #Wylfa] on Thursday. Ministers have been weighing whether to choose Anglesey or Oldbury after signing a £2.5bn partnership with Rolls Royce earlier this year"
#StopSizewellC
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Wylfa nuclear power station plans expected to go ahead
Anglesey is understood to have been chosen after UK ministers reached a decision on the site.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"It is thought @energygovuk will give the go-ahead for a small modular reactor [at #Wylfa] on Thursday. Ministers have been weighing whether to choose Anglesey or Oldbury after signing a £2.5bn partnership with Rolls Royce earlier this year"
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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“If #SizewellC can state it expects to cost £38bn, why won’t they tell us when we'll get first power? Given the British public is largely funding it through our taxes and energy bills, don’t we have the right to know how long it will take?"
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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Sizewell C | Taxpayers likely to see ‘no return’ on £6.4bn public funds put in as equity | New Civil Engineer
Earlier in November 2025, Sizewell C reached financial close with a £5bn funding injection from 13 banks paving the way for full-scale construction. The
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November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“If #SizewellC can state it expects to cost £38bn, why won’t they tell us when we'll get first power? Given the British public is largely funding it through our taxes and energy bills, don’t we have the right to know how long it will take?"
#StopSizewellC
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#StopSizewellC
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#HinkleyC is such a nightmare, why should we believe #SizewellC will be better? 😡
"The latest schedule for completion is likely to be pushed back by at least another year as #EDF grapples with the installation of electrical systems."
#StopSizewellC
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"The latest schedule for completion is likely to be pushed back by at least another year as #EDF grapples with the installation of electrical systems."
#StopSizewellC
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EDF Braces for More Delays at UK Hinkley Point Nuclear Project
The Hinkley Point nuclear project in the UK, ridden by repeated delays and cost overruns, is bracing for yet more setbacks.
www.bloomberg.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
#HinkleyC is such a nightmare, why should we believe #SizewellC will be better? 😡
"The latest schedule for completion is likely to be pushed back by at least another year as #EDF grapples with the installation of electrical systems."
#StopSizewellC
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"The latest schedule for completion is likely to be pushed back by at least another year as #EDF grapples with the installation of electrical systems."
#StopSizewellC
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Worth watching the powerful contributions to #SeaLink Examination's Open Floor Hearings last two days. Barely a speaker who doesn't express despair over massive damage and disruption caused by #SizewellC. #EnoughIsEnough
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November 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Worth watching the powerful contributions to #SeaLink Examination's Open Floor Hearings last two days. Barely a speaker who doesn't express despair over massive damage and disruption caused by #SizewellC. #EnoughIsEnough
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Amazing footage from #dronephotosuffolk of just some of the 400+ in yesterday's protest at #SnapeMaltings about the #CumulativeImpact of #Suffolk energy projects #StopSizewellC @SEAScampaign @SayNo2SizewellC #SAND #WALL #Lionlink #Sealink #Friston #SizewellC
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Amazing footage from #dronephotosuffolk of just some of the 400+ in yesterday's protest at #SnapeMaltings about the #CumulativeImpact of #Suffolk energy projects #StopSizewellC @SEAScampaign @SayNo2SizewellC #SAND #WALL #Lionlink #Sealink #Friston #SizewellC
Huge thanks to all who came yesterday & colleagues at @SEAScampaign @SayNo2SizewellC #SAND & #WALL for helping it such an amazing event #TeamCumulativeImpact 💪 #StopSizewellC
- Also watch last night's news on @BBCLookEast
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- Also watch last night's news on @BBCLookEast
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Hundreds join protest against Suffolk energy projects
Protesters say there will be a potential cumulative impact of several energy projects across Suffolk.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Huge thanks to all who came yesterday & colleagues at @SEAScampaign @SayNo2SizewellC #SAND & #WALL for helping it such an amazing event #TeamCumulativeImpact 💪 #StopSizewellC
- Also watch last night's news on @BBCLookEast
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- Also watch last night's news on @BBCLookEast
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